Spy in a Little Black Dress

XXVII



CUBAN NUN DECLARES “A MIRACLE”

HAVANA (AP)—Sister Evelina has long believed in miracles, but she never expected to experience one. As the director of the Home for Children Without Parents and Family in Oriente Province, Cuba, the nun has feared in recent years that without additional funds she would be forced to close the facility, which is home to one hundred children. “But then, what would the children do?” she would ask herself.

As Sister Evelina left the building for her morning walk yesterday, she found a briefcase on the orphanage’s front doorstep. Thinking the briefcase had been left by accident, Sister Evelina brought it inside and opened it to see if she could find the identity of its owner. But to her surprise, the briefcase contained stacks of United States hundred dollar bills, adding up to $100,000. A note found with the money said simply, “For the children.”

Sister Evelina contacted the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, local authorities, and several newspapers in hope of discovering the identity of the benefactor. She wonders if the donor could be someone raised at the orphanage. All the nun knows for certain is that the orphanage now can be kept open indefinitely.

“It is a true miracle,” she says…