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Many of you got to meet Oscar at Island Alliance Church when he visited from Honduras last year and stayed with Pastor Tom. We learned on his visit that Oscar's 8 year old brother, Richard, is in need of a specialized hearing aides that he and his family are not able to afford, in part because their house burned down not long ago and they are paying loans for the rebuild. Richard had to get surgery on his both of his ears because of an infection when he was little, and he lost about 50% his hearing. This is deeply affecting his ability to speak correctly and learn in school, as he's not able to hear his teacher. The cost of the hearing aides is $2288 in US dollars which includes all the testing, fittings and a year of follow up visits. Oscar's family lives on the island of Roatan, and his mom has to take Richard to Tegucigalpa on the mainland of Honduras monthly to have his ears looked at and cared for, even without the hearing aides. These trips require a long ferry and sometimes an overnight in the capital, costing 200-400$ each trip. We would like to raise $5,000 to pay for the hearing aids and to help with a year of follow up visits. This won't cover everything, but it will help this family on their way to helping Richard.