Padre Gabriel Mejia

1. MY HERO GABRIEL MEJIA

Gabriel Mejia is a person that picks up poor kids from the street. He was born in Medellin, Colombia. His mother inspired him to help and to be humane, spiritual andnice. When he was 13 years old he went to study to the Seminary to become a priest. Then he went to Europe to study economics and finances with the Catholic Church. He was then promoted todirector of the Seminary in Medellin. In his free time he started to help kids that were abandoned in the street.

A lot of people asked him how to help kids that were drugged in the street. Thenhe went to Rome to study the problem of drug addicts for 6 months. In1984 he convinced 18 people to buy a house for people that were drugged. That was the start of the foundation “HogaresClaret”. Today “Hogares Claret” has 54 houses helping kids in all of Colombia.

2. WHY IS FATHER MEJIA A HERO

Father Mejia is sacrificing his time to help kids in the street. Father Mejia alwaysis willing to help kids. All types of kids are welcome in his foundation. Father Mejia is able to convince people and governments to give money to this foundation.


3. HOW DOES FATHERMEJIA HELP

Father Mejia helps kids by these forms:

LOVE: the most important medicine for kids is love. All teachers need to be full of love to educate.
MEDITATION: Helps kids to be spiritualand keeps them pacific.
YOGA: keeps kids away from violence

Father Mejia also teaches them how to make bread, make things with wood, make their own clothing, grow crops and taking care of farmanimals

4. WHO DOES FATHER MEJIA HELP

Father Mejia helps kids and adults with all kinds of problems. Father Mejia has helped more than 45,000 people. Today more than 1,500 kids arepicked a month. Today they have 3,500 kids in the homes.

5. HOW CAN WE HELP FATHER MEJIA

We can help by giving kids in the foundation are old clothes, giving thoughts’s of love to them. Try it