Things have been pretty exciting here at Carries! School has been open for about two weeks. We have one hundred and fifteen students at this point. Many of them are new students and we are very excited about that. The numbers are down and we have been visiting with parents to see what the problem is or why they haven't sent their kids to school. Many of them have told us that times are hard and getting harder and they simply can't afford it. They are very proud people and refuse to send their children to school even for a few days in plain clothes. They will keep them home until they can buy material to have their uniform sewn and buy their books. The thing is, we need more sponsors! It is one thing for Mdme Kiki to say, "Go ahead and send your children without books, without a uniform and without paying and we will take care of it." It sounds like a great gesture but they would be insulted by the thought of it. We don't want to give them handouts either. Even our sponsored children are required to at least pay the entry fee which amounts to about six dollars U.S. This is to help them feel like they are not just given a hand out. They have a lot more appreciation for us and for what we are doing because of this approach.





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We are excited to have a new director in our school this year at Carries. He comes to us from Port-au-Prince. His name is brother Petit Homme. He is really serious about his business and a blessing to us. Especially having only one vechicle makes it very difficult to be at the school and see how things are going. We, once again, have to step out on a limb to trust someone. This is always scary. Pray that he will be a blessed addition to our staff.