TexasState University students are one step closer to officially adopting a baby they rescued from the trash.
Jimmy Amicial, 27, said he was "incredulous" when he decided to start the process of adopting baby Emilio in 2018. Haiti, Fox2 reported that Amisial was visiting family at Christmas.
Amicial said Emilio, now 4, was found trashed and covered in fire ants when he returned from an orphanage where he volunteered. . Locals feared Emilio was cursed and she was scared to go near the baby, Amicial told her Fox8.
``They thought the baby was cursed or possessed by evil spirits. He had no clothes and was in excruciating pain," Amisial said of the GoFundMe he founded to help pay foradoptions. written in the description.
After rescuing Emilio, a communications major at Texas State University was asked to become his legal guardian. Since then, Amisial has worked tirelessly to feed his son in the care of his mother in Haiti.
Mr. Amisial is nearing the final stages of the adoption process, thanks to his over 1,000 donors who raised $72,000 to bring Emilio to the United States.
"I took a leap of faith by saying that even though I didn't know how to care for him," Amisial told his Fox2.
"Every time he talks to me, he says, 'Dad, I need this, I need that, I need a tablet, buy me a bike.' and I'm very proud of it.
Mr. Amicial was very confused at first, but said he did everything in his power to be Emilio's best father.
"My mind was agitated and I could not sleep for days wondering what I should do. In life, 'If I keep thinking about what I cannot do, my fear will increase and my faith will dry up.' "I learned a lot," Amisial wrote on his GoFundMe page. 35} (Jimmy Amicial/Facebook)
He said he was looking forward to finishing his education, although he needed to take time off from school to work. The process wasn't easy, but it was a blessing to have Emilio in his life, Amisial said. It was those sacred moments and interventions that showed love, clarity and showed the world that we could do better.His life that had been thrown into the trash
Mr. Amicial's story has touched the hearts of thousands of people across the country and around the world, and will soon be Emilio's. There are a lot of voices in favor of becoming a formal legal guardian. Amicial told his Fox2 he plans to use the raised funds to finalize adoption and continue his education.
