Stories From Indonesia

Living Cost and Start a Small Business

Wandy, Indonesia



I'm a husband & father of two sons; since november 24 I struggling very hard for basic living cost ( food, electric, water, etc), because the company when I work for closed the operation. Now, my oldest son quit from his study in university and the younger need money for therapy cost for his autism problem. My wife try to help me with an idea to start making and selling cakes and foods but we have no money to start (buy stove, etc need about 1000usd). I really beg your generosity to help & my family moving out from this situation. We pray May God see your kindness, and bless you and your loved ones abundantly, amen, thank you very much

Have to pay loanshark another $900

Lovingdad, Indonesia



I was hospitalized for 2 months and as a farmer many of my crop was destroyed because nobody look after it and the land i used for farming i lease for 3 years. During my time in the hospital, my loving wife had to borrow from loan-shark to pay my hospital bills and our children need. I didn't know this. I thought she had been borrowing money from her relatives. She borrowed $800 and now the loan has accumulated to $1400. I have try to beg to the loan-shark for extensions but they seem heartless and demanded it be paid within 20 days from now and now i left 18 days before the deadline. I have sold my only motorbike for $300 and few other things. I have succeeded to collect around 500 now. i need to find another $900 to pay the loan-shark. I know terrible thing could happen to my wife and me. I really love my family. Please help me and my family. I like to thanks Joe the NZ tourist who wrote this for me in English and also to ebeggars.com