Hannah’s Prayer… “The Lord makes the poor and He makes the rich; He bringeth low and He lifteth up; He raiseth up the poor out of the dust and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set him among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of Glory…” I Sam: 7-8

This is Jean Edwouard; he is such a sweet, honest and respectful young man. He is now 20, and all the ladies in the orphanage love and respect him. They call him “Direct!” (A name like “boss!”)

We found him in the mud hut village of Old Letant. He was about six years old. He was carrying water on his head and making a fire all by himself to cook food for a large family. Jean Edwouard was a restavek slave child. When his parents died, he went to live with relatives. He would have never gone to school or gone on to college, except for the Lord.

His passion is sewing, tailoring and creating. He has been “sewing by hand” since he was seven!!! This morning, two nice new sewing machines came inside our container from Kathy and John Friedlund. Jean Edwouard got so excited with these sewing machines! He will be going back to college again for his “sewing education!” He wants to teach others to become seamstresses and tailors also!

Thanks to our friends who sent in the sewing machines, and other types of donations! We cannot thank you enough! We love you.

Sherry