Please overlook the quality of these photos. Camera problems. Jeannine is a mother and grandmother who was living in a small shack/lean to until this past week when she moved into the small green home pictured above. She will no longer get wet when it rains and will be safe at night. Jeannine cannot stand straight and has been this way for years. Her son and his wife look after her (they live next door) but there was no room for her. Jeannine spends her days in this wheelbarrow (her wheel chair, she calls it). The new home was built by Ray Verreault who has been volunteering with us for six years. He has a team of young Haitians who help him provide basic homes for the very poor. Funding is provided by Cross International and private donations. A small house like this costs about $1,500 at this time. Remember the phrase from Matthew 25:40 "whatsoever you do the least of my brothers, that you do for me".
I was fortunate to be able to see the work that Ray is doing first hand. These homes make such a difference for the family's he is able to help. The $1,500 that it costs changes a family's life.
ReplyDeleteHelping raise the money for a home is a great project. People love to help when they can see a positive outcome. The pictures of these families before and after say it all.
Thanks to Ray and everyone who helps him.
Rita Hunter