Showing posts with label Our Children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Our Children. Show all posts

Looking back...at the children.

When you see a child every day, the changes are not so noticeable....when you see them every other month, it is as if they have been transformed. But, one thing has stayed consistent with the children at Foyer des Petits Demunis, they have always had the ability to smile...and to melt your heart!
Over the past year, we have had children come and go at the orphanage. Some have come while their parent(s) look for a better living situation, jobs and suitable housing and have since returned to their biological homes. At one point, there were 38 children living at the home. This was a bit too many, as the house was not big enough and it was a financial stretch to feed and care for all of the children. In the past month or so, many children have returned to their biological homes. The children now living at the orphanage are in various stages of getting their paperwork completed for adoption. It is the intent of Jeanel, the director, that each child in his care and unable to return to their biological home, be adopted. It is our prayer that families will be found for each of them.
Our relationship with Foyer des Petits Demunis is changing from one which provides much financial support for the daily operations of the orphanage to one that is facilitating adoptions of the children from the orphanage. We are still very strongly involved with Foyer des Petits Demunis, but our intent was never to "run" the orphanage, as Jeanel does an excellent job in this capacity. Our prayer is continue being used to find adoptive homes for the children at Foyer des Petits Demunis.
When I count my blessings of the past year, one stands high above the others. This is the blessing of having known each child, even in the short time I may have known them. Each child is so beautiful, so precious and so amazing. I pray for safety, protection and good health to the children that have left the orphanage. I pray for forever families for those that have remained.
-Amy

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Day 2: Please pray for Bianca

Such a strong little girl,
who has been so ill
and yet has such a will to live....

Here is a face that you gotta love!Day 2 of 40 days of prayer....please join us!

Day 3: Please pray for Anel

Such a strong cry and a will to live...
keep eating and someday you will be strong enough
to tell them not to dress you in pink!
Thank you to Real Hope for Haiti for your help in caring for Anel!
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Day 4: Please pray for Daphline

The "youngest" of the "big girls,"
she has the spirit of a child and
the life experiences of an adult.
May God greatly bless you, Daphline!
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Day 7: Please pray for Jeanel

A man with many talents,
With a hope for better times,
And a huge heart for his children.
Who loves to talk politics with his neighbors.....

A man of few words...but many thoughts, I suspect!
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Day 8: Please pray for Enose

 Only she knows all that she has been through.......

I'm so glad she is safe and secure at her orphanage home.
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Day 9: Please pray for Lyns

With a name given of "Gup," 
You have won our hearts, little one! 
How far you have come!
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Day 10: Please pray for the school

Each week day seven of the children walk to school,
with uniforms pressed and cleaned,
matching hair ribbons and socks,
and ready to learn....
Over half of the population in Haiti is school aged,
less than one percent are able to attend school.

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Day 11: Please pray for Kimberly

With a waddle in her step,
 And a giggle on her lips!
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Day 13: Please pray for Achlie

With a giggle that reaches down to her toes!
 And, a special little sister to Mina....















 



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Day 14: Please pray for Daniel

Full of spunk and little boy things..
oops, caught taking a potty break!
 Such a wonderful big sister you have!
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Day 15: Please pray for Dorlens

You have had the most amazing smile 
from the moment I met you!
  Look at how you have grown and 
how amazing your smile remains!
(now with two teeth!)
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Day 16: Please pray for Garbens

**Sorry, I posted twice yesterday...Garbens is for Thursday! -Amy

Dirty face, dirty shirt
and a smile that you can't refuse!

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Day 17: Please pray for Jeraldine

May God hold you tightly in 
His arms of safety and love, 
our Precious Jeraldine!

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Day 18: Please pray for the nannies

Who give so faithfully,
day in and day out...

There is no doubt they love the children!


The loved the bubbles as much as the kids!


They do the girl's hair every morning before school.
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Day 19: Please pray for Joseph

**I returned from a wonderful trip to Haiti on Saturday. I was blessed to travel with two excellent ladies who worked hard, loved much and, I believe, came home with changed hearts. Thank you for your prayers and thank you, Ashlie and Kathy!
-Amy
Only a quick picture will get him 
without his thumb in his mouth!
 But, oh what a sweet smile 
he has hiding behind that fist!
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Day 19: Please pray for Estalina

You came to us so scared, 
so unable to feel safe, so unable to trust....
Now, look at you! 
Praise God for your healing!
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Day 20: Please pray for Lourdes Mia

Full of spunk and mischief...
 Can I have one more cookie....please????
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Day 21: Please pray for Lovelie

Devoted, big sister to Daniel. 
With a song in her voice and faith in her heart...
 
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Day 22: Please pray for Bedia

Soft-spoken and reserved.
Her dreams? "To be a nurse
so that I can help others."
 Day 22 of 40 days of prayer.....Please join us!