By grace of God, Omid was released last week.

Omid was sentenced to pay atonement of 360 million Rials, for attending in a quarrel and beating with a knife. Omid, the eldest son of the family continued his studies to the third grade of high schoolhis father was a building painter; however, due to severe addiction he lost his work. At this age, as his mother asked him, Omid left studying to fill the gap of his father’ presence; the father whose body is alive but his soul has been gone for many years, so Omid had to bring home the bacon; A father, who according to Sharmin’s talks, his hands, belong to a hardworking Man.

I remember how the mother still feels guilty for her request of Omid’s abounding his school. We should thank God that they have a good mother taking care of them. When you enter their dark and cold home, only the light of kids’ face has warmed there. Kazem, Javad, Arezoo; however, the absence of Hamid-Reza at home and his too much solitude have worried us a little. Kazem is a wrestler and has got some medals. Arezoo is a studious girl and wishes to be a lawyer in the future.

By the assistance and intervene of Mr. Ramadani, the director of ‘congregation hall of Muharram’ (Hussainia) of the area where Omid lives, the claimant satisfied for atonement of 150 million Rials; 100 million of which was paid by the Society.

One of the conditions for claimant’s satisfaction was finding a job for his beaten son. Soon we have plan to hold a ceremony and a ‘praying ceremony’, accompany with some members of the congregation hall (Hussainia), in order to acknowledge the claimant’s forgiveness.

Ali Ghelich-Khani, is responsible for following Omid’s family condition. The main aim is supporting the children, finding a suitable work for Omid and helping his father to leave the addiction.

One day by the effort of Akbar Rajabi, we went to Omid’s home with the hope of making his father go to the camp and leave his addiction. Unfortunately, despite of exuberant existence of Akbar, we didn’t succeed. And now, with his recommendation, we’ve decided to take the children to the Nar-anon Society (established for the families who have felt the desperation and misery of having an addict in the family).

We wish the most beautiful days for this family.