Apr. 5, 2017

The speakers

Report from Widit,

Yesterday evening at dinner, we were fortunate to have 4 amazing young Haitian men, friends of Richard, come to speak with us.

The 4 of them are brothers: Schneider Dorcela (30 years old) is a medical student in Port-au-Prince, Joseph has just finished his IT training,  Michael is in the 4th year of 8 in Medicine ( he wants to be a cardio/thoracic surgeon), and David is in his 1st year of Law. Schneider would eventually like to go into politics.  They all want to work towards improving life for the people of Haiti.  Emanuel International is helping the family realize its goals.

The loads are getting smaller!

Apr. 5, 2017

Jim Fisher reports moving 12-14 tons of concrete rubble from the playground. The

children will now be so happy to have a safe place to play.

Look, no hands!

The wheelbarrow was our best friend!

Apr 5, 2017

Yesterday afternoon, we visited an orphanage outside Port-au-Prince, the Foyer de Sion, run by a man and wife. Guesno Mardy was a taxi driver, but his wife, a social worker, pursued him to open the orphanage. They currently have 125 children, age 1 to 19, and 30 staff and volunteers. The children are adorable! The 1st group we met were supposed to be resting, but were jumping up and down in their cribs instead. They all wanted to be picked up and cuddled, so, after asking permission, we each did just that, one child after the
other – continually. I think we all ended up leaving most of our remaining cash with Guesno.

See www.foyerdesion.org.

The orphanage outside Port au Prince

The kids of the orphanage

Can I have a hug?