“He was given saltwater and nearly died…”

David and his twin, Davidson, were brought to us when we had our old orphanage in Bois Monquette, Haiti. It was a small rental house with a tiny yard and junk cars in it. One afternoon, a grandma, named Madamn Noel, arrived with a baby in her arms. She was followed by a man with a baby in his arms. They had come from the high mountain, Belle Fontaine, which we call, “Covant.” (This is the same village that is a nine-hour mule ride up the mountain where we found Dieuferly.) Their mother had died in childbirth, and the father left the twins with grandma, who was very poor. She fed the twins “saltwater,” because she had no sugar. So, when they arrived at our place, their throats were almost completely closed, swollen, and painful. We had to feed them with an eyedropper. In time, they survived and gained weight.

David is the more “mature” of the twins. He is always helping the mechanics with anything they need him to do. He is in his last year of school. In Haiti, when a child turns 18, the Department of Social Services wants you to “put the child out on the street,” so that you can take another child in. Imagine growing up in a nice Children’s Home and then all of a sudden, when you are 18, you are pushed out on the street. No more education, no college. It is indeed very sad for many children who come from orphanages. We do not do that. When a child turns 18 and finishes school, he/she can either find a job with us or go on to college. (That’s why we have a College Fund.)

David will finish Philo, his last year of school, in June. David is a great student, but he loves mechanics. We will keep you updated on what his dreams become when he finishes school in June. He is so blessed by God that he is alive!!

“He was given saltwater and nearly died, but God had a better plan!” 

Sherry