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| Olman shows off his craft project. |
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What a week we've had in Haiti. This past week was the Christmas party (or
parties, really) for the 550+ kids in our sponsorship program. We held 4
parties and well over 100 kids came to each party. The kids enjoyed
crafts, a delicious hot meal, writing (or coloring) a Christmas card for
their sponsors, and of course, they all received presents! This year
the big present for every child was a soccer ball. Soccer (or
foutbol in Creole) is a BIG deal in Haiti, so getting a soccer ball made the kids really happy.
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| 600 soccer balls! |
The team of 21 volunteers included veteran Christmas party planners and
newcomers. In addition to the party the team built 3 shelter homes for 3
families from Molea, the town built on a dump. Those families homes
were damaged in the October hurricane, so they will be able to use the
shelters as their homes as they rebuild. The team also headed to Canaan
for a few days of work to continue work on homes there.
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| Delva and Ann |
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| Brad and his sponsor child |
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| The team in front of a shelter they built in Molea |
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| The team packing candy and brownies into goody bags |
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