{"id":1899,"date":"2025-05-03T14:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2025-05-03T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:25:01","slug":"1899","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You could see him crying, and he had no clothes on, and he had fire ants crawling all over him,\u201d Amisial said,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/texas-state-student-adopts-baby-found-abandoned-trash-haiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">as per Fox.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1558907446663561216&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmodishtips.com%2Farchives%2F9151&amp;sessionId=2bf5273707ed2ae892423e6e69a0e64a5fe2c47b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1558907446663561216\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The baby boy\u2019s name was Emilio Angel Jeremiah, and he was just four months old when Jimmy heard his screams.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas State student revealed that a group of locals had gathered around the boy, but due to Haitian superstitions, they were too afraid to rescue him.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy said: \u201cNo one wanted to touch the baby because they thought the baby was cursed, they were like it\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve, the devil is trying to get us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy, however, knew there was no way he could just ignore the baby and leave him to his fate. The 27-year-old, a frequent volunteer at orphanages in Haiti, gathered up the little boy and took him home.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/texas-state-student-adopts-baby-found-abandoned-trash-haiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reports<\/a>, Haitian officers and a judge came to see him, and asked if Jimmy, then just 22 and studying in college, wanted to become Emilio\u2019s legal guardian.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1556313254737022976&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmodishtips.com%2Farchives%2F9151&amp;sessionId=2bf5273707ed2ae892423e6e69a0e64a5fe2c47b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1556313254737022976\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though I didn\u2019t know how I was going to take care of him I took a leap of faith by saying yes,\u201d Jimmy said.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, accepting such responsibility is no mean feat, and it has introduced difficulties into Jimmy\u2019s life that he could have avoided had he turned the officers down.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has Jimmy struggled financially with the cost, but he even had to take time off from his college education to support Emilio and his mother. At present, his mother is looking after the now-4-year-old in Haiti.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1556566074442792961&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmodishtips.com%2Farchives%2F9151&amp;sessionId=2bf5273707ed2ae892423e6e69a0e64a5fe2c47b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1556566074442792961\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yet the decision to become Emilio\u2019s stand-in father is not one Jimmy regrets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever he\u2019s talking to me, he\u2019s saying \u2018oh daddy I need this, I need that. I need a tablet, buy me a bike\u2019; he has someone he can go to and ask for stuff, and I\u2019m very proud of that,\u201d Jimmy said.<\/p>\n<p>To help with the cost of adoption, Jimmy started a fundraiser, which has to date raised $60,000. The 27-year-old\u2019s ultimate goal is to bring Emilio to the United States, while any leftover money from the fundraiser will be put towards helping him finish college and assisting with Emilio\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I don\u2019t know about you, but I think Jimmy is an incredibly courageous and inspiring young man. We need more people like him if this world is to become a better place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>to hoping Jimmy and Emilio can have a bright future together. 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