I gave up everything: my home, my savings, all my belongings, to provide for my son-in-law and his eight children. Now, I’m living in a shed with no running water, just a portable toilet, a bed, and a desk. Despite sacrificing everything, he abuses me, insults me, and claims I’m still not doing enough.

I’m trapped. If I leave, the children will starve because he refuses to work, he hasn’t held a job in over a decade. This nightmare began when my daughter brought the kids to visit him after his deportation, and he destroyed their passports to use them as leverage.

But I have to get them out. Right now, I’m secretly working extra hours and teaching online classes to scrape together enough money to reach the U.S. border. If I can just get there, I can reunite these children with their mother and finally escape this hell.

I’m barely hanging on. I’ve suffered two heart attacks here and need surgery, but he ensures I’m always broke. I pay for everything: rent, food, utilities, school for eight kids, supplies, even his three dogs.

PLEASE, I’M BEGGING FOR YOUR PRAYERS. Time is running out. These children deserve safety, and I will get them back to their mother, no matter what it takes...unless I die before I'm able to get to the border.