Ronnie

Thirteen year old Ronnie is a neighbor and comes by every morning selling bread or cookies or home-made popsicles.  He does this to help his mother make ends meet.  Ronnie goes to afternoon school.  We encourage him and occasionally help him out when he's sick or needs clothing.

Out-patients

Took a few photos of the folks waiting to be seen at our small clinic.  Lucky for them our Dokte Cynthia is visiting so not only were they all seen but also well cared for.

Thank you, Mary Kay

Sue and Karen were able to offer our housemothers some "me" time which included a massage (that's Joey's mom getting a shoulder massage by Sue), their nails done, a snack, soft music and relaxing atmosphere.  Each housemother left with a packet of make-up stuff, lipstick and lotion thanks to Mary Kay.  

New sneakers

A dear friend came to visit and brought us some brand spanking new sneakers for some of the bigger boys.  These are all first quality and should last a while.  Muchas gracias, amiga.

REACH volunteers

From left to right: Margaret, Christine and Melissa; Mike, Derrick and Dominick.

Most of the team will be leaving tomorrow after a week filled with hard work and lots of laughs.  It has been a pleasure to have these folks with us.  As Derrick would say: it was a wicked good time.  Thanks much for your help and humor.  Come back anytime.

News

 This is a sad Pouchon.  While he was walking in the yard a rock fell on his head and cracked it open a bit.  The kids throw rocks to knock down mangoes but they occasionally come down on other kids' heads.  They all know not to do it but the mangoes are way too beckoning.

Those of you who have visited the Quad in the last year know Sam.  Here he is faking he knows how to use a computer.  Sam works in the Quad part-time, attends secondary school and makes a pretty mean pizza.

Masons

Our guys preparing rebar for the beams which will be used for the clinic.  Takes a while to do all this by hand but that's pretty much the way it is down here.  That's Janelle on the left and Jocelyn (Blan) on the right.  Can't tell who the others are with their caps on.