photos - various part 3

These are photos taken the first day of classes early in the morning. These are some of the students from the kindergarten/handicapped class.

The boy in the front row on the right has sort of an "oh boy this is going to be a long year" look on his face!

We are trying to fast-track some of the students. Some of the children are 16 years old and are years behind their peers. You can see an example of this situation in this photo. The older boys pictured here don't mind. They are working towards a better future. Our goal is to also offer the oldest students vocational training partnering with other institutions in the neighborhood.

It is great to see the yard full of students who want to learn. The difficult part is explaining to parents who come to our gate seeking help for their children that we don't have any more space. Pray that President Martelly will achieve his goal of putting all Haitian children into the school system. We are proud to be one of the schools helping with this goal. None of the parents have to pay tuition and we supply the students with the textbooks that they need.

The success of a school program is a long-term process. We first started to help Jn. Eddy when he came to the gate in pain from a stomach abscess. After he was treated and healed we helped sponsor his schooling. He is now a secondary school graduate and will be starting his 2nd year of university this year. He works hard as a teacher and wants the students to learn. He just doesn't go through the motions. He wants the students in his class to do well and he doesn't hesitate to contact a parent to tell them to make sure that their child studies at home and lets them know if a child is having trouble in school. We feel blessed to have Jn. Eddy as a teacher here at Coram Deo. Pray for him and his studies and for all the children here in our program.