The children

Happy Birthday Haney!!!!

After being up all night we came home to sleep but the sounds of the compound and heat make it impossible. The children are so adorable it is almost too much to be able to take. They have nothing that belongs to them except a few clothes. No individual toys or books. They are so well behaved and courteous to us. Focus on learning English is intense. They live in communal homes of one "big boy" and 7-12 smaller boys. They all eat at the same place, usually rice and beans. Barb brought books that are in creole and English, and they were so excited. They helped us with the creole words. It is so dear to see 16 year old boys reading children’s books and being so proud. We walked through the village and the area is so poor. Nobody has anything. A store may have a few containers of flour, some rice, beans and oil. However we did manage to score some "prestige" beer, which was quite good.