These are the three boys we decided to take to Castel-Pere. From tallest to shortest- Ernise Noel, Gisnold Clermond and Kelly Noel. Yes, Ernise and Kelly are brothers.

What would Jesus do? WWJD

Fritzner and Ja-Roro came to me Sunday afternoon and talked about a woman they had met. Seems she was turned away at the gate here and she saw Ja-Roro and Fritzner leaving soon afterwards. She begged them to help her. They listened and decided that they would talk to me about her. I gave them the standard "we are real low on money these days" but they were persistent. I agreed to let them and two of my staff visit the woman's home and verify the story. Baie Du Mesle, the village where this poor widow lives with her ten children and two orphans, has no school, no clinic, no chapel or church. My guys were very disturbed by what they saw and they are not strangers to poverty. We took three of the boys to live at Castel-Pere even though we really can't afford to right now because [as Ja-Roro and Fritzner reminded me] this is what Jesus would do.

A few of the children enjoying a snack of saltines that my team brought along. 

This little boy needed some coaxing before coming out. Nick was probably the first white person he ever saw.

Seven of the twelve children Manette tries to care for in her little hut. Ten are hers. Manette is widowed and desperately needs help. None of the children go to school-- it's just too expensive.

Pierre-Michel, Ja-Roro, Maxime and Fritzner were so touched by the level of poverty they saw this morning that they gave away their sandals and sneakers to a few of the adults in the village.  

Here is our metal-work workshop's latest product. It was designed by Regina for her lanai, painted by Honel and sculpted by Samuel. The lizard is fake but don't tell anyone.