When I first saw Sarah and her brother, Joseph, I knew they were both fighting a battle with malnutrition… very serious Kwashiorkor Malnutrition. Kwashiorkor Malnutrition can kill children. When a child has Kwashiorkor Malnutrition they have dry hair that falls out, a swollen stomach, loss of muscle tissue, and swollen hands and feet. It is very serious. It means they have been eating, but not the right foods for toddlers. It took a long time for their swollen faces and bellies, hands, and feet to be normal.

I did have some issues with Sarah when she was a teen. She is “large-boned,” and always tried to wear her smaller sister’s clothes! When you have 85 kids to raise in Haiti, it takes a lot of wisdom and prayer, and a firm hand! Ha! But, after she finished high school she found her “gift” doing hairstyles, braids, and doing fancy nails!! She went to college in Haiti and will graduate next month! Whew!!

We pray that the Lord will provide everything she needs to start “Sarah’s Hair and Nails Boutique” here in Fond Parisien!! Sarah loves the Lord and knows that “He only can lift up the beggar.” I Samuel 2:8-10

Look at what God can do!!! We love Sarah and we are so proud of her.

Sherry