Update on Dimelia…

Dimelia (Dumolia), is such an unusual young girl. Her father brought her to us when she was a very young, little girl. She had fallen into a large tub of boiling water when her mother was cooking. She was about four at that time. She had burns from the boiling water from her neck to her stomach. She could not “turn her neck,” due to scars, and she could not raise her arms above her head, due to the scar tissue.

For years, we sent her back and forth to the Shriners Hospital Burn Center in Boston. We found a lady in the Boston area to care for her. Dumolia was sent back and forth for years of surgeries! She quickly learned English, so when college started in Haiti, she could not attend because her French wasn’t good enough, so we had to find a college that spoke English. Her U.S. Visa had expired, so that was another reason to find an English-speaking college. We chose Jamaica. She is attending the University of Technology and is doing very well. She is taking administration and she will be good at it! Dumolia works in a wonderful Jamaican church, and loves college, but misses her Haitian family. She will go far, because God’s hand is upon her! We love her and miss her so much.

Sherry