And another

Mr. Sincere sitting on his new front porch.

Several years ago, Mr. Sincere was helping to offload cement bags from a truck into a warehouse. A few bags fell on him and he was hurt. He is now paralyzed from the waist down. Unable to work, he could not make payments on the small house he lived in with his wife and three sons. They were put out on the street and soon Mrs Sincere left her husband and the boys. The small village where they live, Jonc-Tibi, came to the rescue and built a small lean-to which was placed against the wall of a chapel. The neighbors provided food and the boys eventually all went their separate ways. Thanks to Cross International, we were able to build Mr. Sincere a two-room house that protects him from the elements and does not flood when it rains. His words:
"My heart is ready to burst with happiness at the kindness of strangers!"

Rosie's place

Entrance to Roosvelt's home

Pierre Rinot and Martin doing some touch up work on the house.
Thanks to Norm Dugas and Cross International, another house is ready to welcome a very grateful and happy family. Rosie, his wife, child and his brother, Jean-Baptiste, will be moving in pronto. Sadly, Rosie's sister, Mirlande, never saw the finished house. She passed away last week -- another victim of AIDS. Her son, John, is one of our children and is taking this very badly. Please say a prayer for Mirlande and her family, especially John.

Rosie's place

Back door

Front porch
Thanks to a grant from Cross International, Roosvelt Pierre and his family will soon have a new and safe home to live in. Above is the front porch where you see three of our older boys posing. This is the first house they build entirely on their own. We are keeping an eye on them but from a distance.