The Worst Thing that Could Happen to a Mamie and her Little Children

$269 of $6,000 goal
Given by 5 generous donors in around 7 months

A Cry for Help from a Mother who has Lost her babies and two Beautiful Babies, little children, without their Mother

Auckland

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The Worst Thing that Can Happen to a Mother and her Babies

My name is Andrea Tenorio Montgomerie. I am 24 years old. I am trapped in Mexico, stranded here, and my two young children, my babies, only 2 and 5 years old, are New Zealand citizens and in New Zealand. I have no resources to return on my own. I lived in New Zealand for 5 years with my New Zealand husband, it's my home. I am devastated. I could not imagine that this would happen to me and my children.

I returned to Mexico, I thought for a short visit to see my family but while I was here my residency application was not accepted by immigration, stranding me here in Mexico. I have since applied for a visitor’s visa. This process took several months and was gruelling and difficult even with help. I was relying on another person to help me buy my ticket but this is no longer an option. I could never earn enough money here to buy my ticket. It has been 6 months now.

I am beyond grief. My heart is broken and crushed. Sometimes I can barely breathe.

I am deeply distressed. What I feel my children must feel. It is breaking my heart all day and I feel numb. Now I need my plane tickets and insurance.

I will be posting a You Tube video soon to tell my story. It is very difficult to think on this and remember. So it is difficult to do a video but I am going to try.

Please help me, I have no other way to raise the money for my ticket.

Me llamo Andrea Tenorio Montgomerie. Tengo 24 años. Estoy atrapada en México, varada aquí, y mis dos hijos pequeños, mis bebés, de sólo 2 y 5 años, están en Nueva Zelanda y son nacionales. No tengo recursos para regresar por mi cuenta. Viví 5 años en Nueva Zelanda con mi marido neozelandés, es mi hogar. Estoy destrozada. No podía imaginar que esto nos pasaría a mí y a mis hijos.

Regresé a México, pensé que para una corta visita para ver a mi familia, pero mientras estaba aquí mi solicitud de residencia no fue aceptada por inmigración, dejándome varada aquí en México. Desde entonces he solicitado un visado para Nueva Zelanda. Este proceso duró varios meses y fue agotador y difícil. Confiaba en otra persona para que me ayudara a comprar el billete, pero ya no es posible. Aquí nunca podría ganar suficiente dinero para comprar el billete. Ya han pasado 6 meses. Estoy desconsolada. Tengo el corazón destrozado. A veces apenas puedo respirar.

Estoy profundamente angustiada. Lo que siento lo deben sentir mis hijos. Me está rompiendo el corazón todo el día y me siento entumecida. Ahora necesito los billetes de avión y el seguro.

Pronto publicaré un vídeo en You Tube para contar mi historia. Es muy difícil pensar en esto y recordar, así que es difícil hacer un vídeo pero voy a intentarlo.

Por favor, ayúdame, no tengo otra manera de reunir el dinero para mi billete.

Joanne Geary's involvement (page creator)

I am her friend. We spent time together with the children. She is in unbearable emotional pain and I can't leave her in Mexico and do nothing...She and her children deserve help

Use of funds

Buying a return ticket and Heatlh insurance plus some living expenses in New Zealand I am entitled to a visa in NZ and then I will study, to stay for my children. I have to meet my target it is unthinkable to leave my children with no mamie

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Latest update

We have received to date about $650.00 some donated to the bank account directly  11 August 2025

Hi Everyone. We are reducing our goal amount to 3,300 because this is what we need to get Andrea to New Zealand and get her some Health Insurance..We may increase this but this is it for now. Also because the price of tickets is going up we are trying to organise a loan from a friend which will need to be paid back so some people have donated directly to the bank account which means the amount here is less than we have. Currently we have raised about 650.00 NZD all together. We are so grateful for this Thank you so much to everyone. Gracias por todo. I am posting some You tube videos soon

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Latest donations

Romy
Romy on 14 Aug 2025
$30
Joanne Geary

Thanks Romy. I know you are under pressure so thank you and than you for ringing

Joanne Geary
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 13 Aug 2025
$20
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 08 Aug 2025
$24
Joanne Geary

Andrea is very grateful for every little bit of help. She is starting to pick up after months of anxiety with some hope she can get back to her babies. Gracias por todo

Joanne Geary
Ella
Ella on 08 Aug 2025
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Joanne Geary

We have received some cash donated to the bank account directly because we are needing to buy the ticket soon and it takes time for Give a Little to process, but thiank you everything will end up paying her tickte one way ot the other

Joanne Geary
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 07 Aug 2025
$20
Joanne Geary

Gracias to everyone who is making the effort. Thank you thank you. This is an impossible task alone but together we can make it happen

Joanne Geary

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This campaign started on 18 May 2025 and ends on 22 Feb 2026.