ORTHOPEDIC CASE - SOLYVIEN FAVRA

Solyvien Favra has spent about one year in the United States in Virginia for orthopedic care on a deformed foot caused by a break that was never set properly. He is now ready to come back to Haiti! Angel Missions organized his care in the United States and we give the Lord thanks for all those who helped Solyvien. Recently there was an article written about Solyvien. It appears below....

WDBJ7 - ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

TEEN FROM HAITI RETURNS HOME AFTER LONG STAY IN SALEM

It's been almost two months since the earthquake in Haiti.

One Haitian boy who has been temporally staying in our area since before the earthquake is now leaving to go back to his family.

With mixed feelings, 14-year-old Solvien Favra is enjoying his last few days in the United States.
"I'm going to miss his positive attitude and his smile and his appreciation of life," says his host mother Karen Croy.

Solvien has been living in Salem with his host family since July 2009. He came for medical treatment to fix his deformed leg.

"We've had a surgery in September and December and now cosmetically it fits in a shoe, and he'll return to Haiti normal looking," says Croy.

"We said, you know, 'Is there anything that you want to do that being here that you can't do when you're in Haiti?' and all he said was, 'They don't have water,'" explains his host sister Kalley Thompson.

"He's made such an impact on so many people," says Croy.

Standing outside the Spartan Square Kroger, Solvien collected almost 300 cases of bottled water for his people.

This Friday, he will return to a less luxurious life than the one he left.

"There's some emotional times going on for him right now," says Croy. "While he's always said... he wants to return home, he's not always ready to go home."

His host family says they've taught him a lot, but they've learned even more from him.

"I have learned that we can persevere in all kinds of situations, positive and the negative, we can adapt to most anything," says Croy.

"Letting go is not going to be fun this week, but the memories that we'll cherish, the memories that we have are... priceless," says Thompson.

The family hopes to one day visit their brother in the future.