This cousin of Paulna's is showing some signs of a protein deficiency, with her orange tinged hair.
Paulna's mother was hard at work doing the laundry for the family. The family have a well in the yard but it is salty water and not good for drinking.
This is a view of their yard and their home in the distance. A crowd formed to see what the "blanc" were up to.
Paulna's brother Paulno is standing in the doorway. A young boy from the community looks at him.
Zachary is Paulna's youngest brother.
We always stop by and visit with Williamise's family. This is her mother and youngest sister.
Williamise enjoys the snacks that we bring. She is getting stronger and can now stand by herself!
This elderly man is sitting in a shady spot to beat the heat of the day.
These 2 brothers were walking arm in arm. This is a special village. This is a very welcoming village.
This "kay pay" (translated as thatch roof house) house is crooked. It looks like it swayed too much in the wind and held that position!
There is a lot of sugar cane grown in this village. It makes a ready snack for children.
Dan made a lot of friends with the children of the village.
He scared this young child though. When we were driving out of the village he saw this young boy with his older sister. We stopped the truck and he went running to give him a candy. The child cried and his sister picked him up. She ended up with the candy.
Sunday afternoon was Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. We saw this symbol of Palm Sunday in the village.
We saw another symbol as well that had nothing to do with christianity, but was a voodoo symbol. By the hougan's house we saw this voodoo cross with different charms. The front thing looks like it is prepared to light a fire. I don't know why there is a rock on top of both objects.
Deedee now has 3 children from this village that she is helping; Mich, Eddy, and now Rachel. Pray for her efforts. You can see how happy and interested the people of the village are to see how well Eddy is doing. Eddy's mother brought a sac of charcoal as a gift to show her appreciation.
When we left Kimosabee got stuck in the mud because he couldn't get any traction and these people had to help to push us out.
Eddy is the boy sitting to the left. He couldn't stand or walk when Deedee first got him. What a change!
This baby boy has spina bifida and also hydrocephalus. The mother knew she was carrying a spina bifida baby in her womb when she had a sonogram done while she was pregnant. People around her told her to get an abortion. She told them no, that this was the child that God had given her. Pray for her efforts and for strength.