Godchilden

Frankell's daughter was born on January 2, the day I returned to Haiti. It was such great timing to be welcomed back into the country by the birth of my godchild. Francene is a perfect baby girl, and so small! Mary Lucy, her mother, is doing well, and looks wonderful. Frankell is a proud father, and brought Francene (named after him) to the quad one night to show her off. Once she was in my arms though, I was kind of selfish and didn't want to share her.
Mom with her godson, Fery. He was so happy to have finally met her, and wanted to dance extra well for her at the spektak.

Father Marc's Gift

Amanda, Herold, Father Marc, Makentoche, myself, Father Charlie, Biondy, Andy, Kevin


While I was home over Christmas, my grandmother and aunt helped me make a quilt for Father Marc from the children to show their appreciation for all he has done over the years. They had all signed a piece of fabric, and we sewed them together to make a quilt. Here we all are standing in front of it. I think he liked it, and I know the children loved giving it to him.

Spektak

Guillaume, Fery, and Rodney all dressed up for the dance show they are about to perform.

Nesley reading a speech he wrote for Father Marc about ESPWA and how much he means to all the children. What is even more impressive is that he wrote it in English.

Biondy, Wilson, and Evans, along with a large group of dancers performed a special dance for Father Marc. Wilson was the choreographer, and did a fantastic job.

Our Visitors this Week

My Mom, Pam, and my Auntie Pat flew down to spend a week here and to help celebrate the tenth anniversary. Thank you so much for coming Mom and Auntie Pat. I loved being able to share with you my second home, and the place I love the most in the world.

Daniel and Cheryl (Dan's parents) and Dan. His parents also came down for a week to help celebrate. It was really great to meet Dan's parents- we had a wonderful time.

Andy. Andy volunteered with ESPWA for about a year. He and I had met before in California at a fundraiser, so it was great to see him again in Haiti. He is going to be staying here for a few more weeks before he takes off on a new adventure- yet to be determined.

Tenth Anniversary Party

Tigre, Father Charlie, myself, and Herold getting ready for our anniversary party dinner.


Look at how nice the inside of the quad looked. Dino, Sonia, Frankell, and Sophia worked so hard at making the dinner special for Father Marc's anniversary of ESPWA.

Samedi and myself right before the spektak the children put on for our visitors.

Some of our special visitors included guests from organizations in town, Cross International, sisters from our neighborhood, and families of our volunteers.

A Video

By popular demand, I have downloaded a snippet of Fery (left) and Biondy (right) doing the ever popular Soulja Boy Dance. Maliste is filming... and obviously needs a little practice... but you can get a taste of their performance. We will be sure to make a better one to upload later on... maybe even post on youtube?

A Look Inside a Child's Room

Serool gave me this picture the other day. He is twelve. It is a picture of his room. All the boys that live with him are twelve as well. His room has four beds. There are ten boys that sleep in that room. You can do the math.

Help us help them.