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Farewell to Jacmel
... will receive all day! Tonight's photos begin with the group of 25 children who benefit from this LST initiative. I was surprised at how well turned out these children were. As KC explained, all Haitians take great pride in their appearance, and even the houses (not homes) where these children come from make sure they are clean and well dressed before they venture out. These children's stories are heart wrenching - some were orphaned by ...
The week has flown by!
... the National Geographic. One lad's magazine had a young boy in headstand position on the front cover. He immediately encouraged Wayne to help him up into a similar position! The photos tell it all - these kids could have been in this room the rest of the morning. KC would like to get these books onto bookshelves in the classrooms. If this morning is any indication they will be well used!
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Soo much to process!
... On the one hand, Charlotte, the LST Director eagerly scooped up item after item. On the other, coloured pencils is on the list of needed items that we were provided with! In this mixed frame of mind we set off, after lunch, via moto (motorbike) to visit a public school on the other side of Jacmel. If you may recall from an earlier post he who is most aggressive owns the right of way on the streets – we actually think there is a ...
A full day at LST
We are sitting here with our new friends Geoffrey and Stephen enjoying a cold Prestige - a quite awesome Haitian beer that won the World Beer Cup in 2000! Our day at Trinity/LST ended with Wayne refereeing a mini hockey sticks game for the resident boys of Trinity House. The boys played with great gusto and we were impressed with how respectful they were of each other even at the height of the action. Another group of the boys, observing from the sidelines, ...
From Port-au-Prince to Jacmel
... the suburb downhill from the capital.
The St. Joseph Family (SJF) consists of three homes plus our little school:
1) The St. Joseph’s Home for boys (SJHB) where we stayed last night.
2) Wings of Hope – a home for disabled children and young adults, and
3) Trinity House (TH) in Jacmel. The school - Lekol Sen Trinite (LST) is attached to TH. This is where we travelled to ...


