I am a 49 year old single man, a loving giving soul who has spent much of my life helping other people in their times of need, and in the process have been taken advantage of too many times, and am now making a heartfelt request for assistance to help me rekindle my life's dream.

When I was 17 I started working my first public job, even though I had grown up on a farm and had worked everyday from an early age.I finished my education and then decided to donate several years of my life to a work and service in Central America where I became very fluent in Spanish and met many wonderful people that I still associate with today.

When I returned from Central America I went to work as an electrician and then later on as an installer of computerized equipment for a large firm in Michigan. I have traveled to over 30 countries in this work and over the years made a lot of contacts with nice honest people.

I also ended up falling into the hands of an evil treacherous man who convinced me to place a large portion of my retirement funds with him and his so-called investment program. He was a fake and he stole my funds, and those of many others and apparently wasted the money. I lost not only my retirement money but also my dreams of being able to have my own home someday. This was in 2000 and I have been renting since I turned 25 years old.The scam artist is now in federal prison thanks to some helpful people in the FBI.

I am an honest guy, healthy, cleancut, and don't smoke, drink, or use any drugs. I attend chuch regularly, and I work hard each day and continue to help out a few needy folks when I can. I left the manufacturing company in Michigan in 1991 and established my own business as an independent installer/technician. In 2000 I also started a small local business in my home area and work very hard and diligently to make ends meet and to save some money for later on. I serve on the board of a local non-profit organization which serves many needy people with health problems in my area, and also work closely with the hispanic community doing interpreting and other similar work.God blessed me with the ability to learn spanish and I give back as often as I can.

The investment scam was devastating and I have not ever told my family about it although they often ask why I don't buy my own place and so on. I have wished a million times that I would have the opportunity to reverse that decision but its not possible.The dreams that I had years ago have were snuffed out completely and I resigned myself to possibly never being able to live those dreams in my lifetime.

I have found this internet based donation request service and am going to give the world a chance to help me out and if it were possible to rekindle my dream by making a donation to me personally. I recognize that I hadn't done due diligence when I gave my funds to this guy and I accept responsibility for my loss. It has been very tough over the years seeing my brothers and sister all buy their properties and new houses and so on, and while I feel left out and deeply saddened I know that I was the one who made the fateful decision, no one else.

If you find it in your heart to make a donation to me I give you my word of honor that the money no matter how little or how much will be used to rebuild and reconstruct my life. This money will not be used for vacations, or other things that I have learned to do without. I am just looking for that one little opportunity to replace what I have lost and to be able to go to sleep at night without worrying what I am going to do when I need to retire or when I can no longer work. I know that there are many generous people in this world and I am now appealing to you my fellow men, my fellow citizens, and those kind loving people from around the world to help me come out from this discouraging situation and give me the chance I need to prove to all that God is capable of bringing that which was lost back to me again. Thank you and may God bless you for your kind and thoughtful help.You will never know how much I appreciate each and every one who gives me a hand.