Update February 17

All is as best it can be.  Our children and their families are holding up as well as they can. 

Fortunately, the visit of Jen and Guy Pantaleon helped them to refocus, take photographs, be a part of the solemn march held in lieu of Kanaval. 

And G.O. Ministries has been incredible, such generosity, and for this, we are able to feed our children with some level of normalcy (Mme Cothias et al cooking) and eating at their tables all together in lieu of lines in hot sun waiting for plate of food for hours.  Our families come and gather, help with preparation of package for distribution as do their children.  And with dignity, they are sharing in the work and the food for their families which, even on the street, they can prepare for themselves and eat with their own extended families.  Things like this re respectful rather than dehumanizing and without G.O. Ministries, it would not be possible.  We are forever grateful. 

Please have a look at the new purse available online at  http://www.clutchforcures.com/  and see the purse for Haiti ... follow links and you will see the visuals are the work of Bruno Rene, one of our ACFFC young men.  We are so proud. And Kellee Peer, owner of this company, will be donating $20 to ACFFC for each purse sold, with $5 going to Bruno Rene (bank account to be set up in his name) ... with the purchase of any purse, you can designate donation to ACFFC, so please look at these beautiful and unique purses. 

This morning everyone is at the Jacmel airstrip unloading 3500 lbs of food and water, shoes and clothing, etc. thanks again to G.O. Ministries. 

I will be traveling to Haiti end of February for a week and hope to meet Jackie Perez of G.O. as well as finally meeting Paula Hypollite who works with the Cine Institute and leads a coopertive of coffee growers (will bring back coffee) - and there is a place in a tent on the street for me with Geraldine and Darline, two of our girls.  I will be happy to be with them, at least for a few days.

Please keep on helping us and remember that the rebuild of Haiti, homes for our families, etc. will be a long time in coming. 

Thankyou all.  Judy