Today we went to the Sarthe Orphanage in the middle of Citi Solei. Citi Solei is the poorest area of Port Au Prince. This Orphanage had five fewer children than the year before because their parents returned to pick them up. We were greeted by warm hugs all around and weighed and measured all the kids, checked their temp and heartbeat. All of the 35 children at the orphanage were healthy but the two month old baby of the pastor seemed to have strange noise in her heart and may have a hole in it.
We made peanut butter sandwiches and ate with the children. Played games and handed out toys. There wasn't a gameboy or an I-Pod in sight and you would have thought we had given them the world. They were thrilled to death to recieve the simple toys we brought for them to play.
The little fake tattoos were the biggest hit. One little boy was so sad when we ran out but I had a pack of crackers I gave to him which made him smile.
Me and the children at the Sarthe Orphanage
Roni and myself this young man was 19 and trying to get into college. It cost $200 US per year
We also spent some time while at CONASPEH look at a neighboring piece of property they are thinking of buying for a guest house. There could also be a conference center on that space. It looked to be about two acres and was formerly a gym with a pool.The property would need a lot of work and with the close proximity it seems like a good opportunity.
The last thing we did today was head for metal artisans and I bought a metal globe surrounded by children. I paid $10 for it and the same thing costs $60 at 10,000 Villages in Overland Park. Great day as we wind down back at Walls guest house.
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