Ada Luz Padilla
Lori Connell
“Mi Esperanza friends, through your donations, you are investing in the lives of women and our families. You are sowing seeds of love, hope, and opportunity. Women like me are your harvest. We are the fruit of your sowings.”
Ada now operates an in home sewing business
Meet Ada Luz Padilla. Ada is a 50-year-old single mother. She has one son who has given her the greatest gift: her first granddaughter! Ada graduated from the Mi Esperanza sewing school in 2018.
Ada learned about Mi Esperanza through a friend that had completed the course a year before. She was immediately interested and never regretted her decision to enroll.
"The classes were great. Our teacher Reina was very patient. If I had questions outside of class, she would gladly give her time and answer my questions. "The classes made me feel like a useful person," Ada said about her time during the course.
A few months after she finished the course, Ada was invited to join the team of artisans in our sewing maquila. A full-time job was now hers! If you could have seen her face when she received her first paycheck, she could not believe it!
ADA AT A GLANCE
Single
Children: One
Grandchildren: One
Community: Col. Smith
Mi Esperanza Course: Sewing
"Mi Esperanza brought many new experiences to my life. I had never worked with a group of women. We had such good times together. You may not believe me, but my co-workers celebrated my birthday for the very first time in my life! This gesture so moved me! " She said.
Before the pandemic started, Ada decided to leave Mi Esperanza to care for her new grandchild. She now works at home. Each job and item Ada sews for her customers reminds her of her blessing through Mi Esperanza. She's grateful for that opportunity.