Dump truck?
As of today, Feb 19th, there are about 115 children at HCRM. As more children's adoptions are completed, Pastor Jean Fritz and Madame will be able to take in other children. Regarding construction of the new building, Pastor is in need of a dump truck. He says it will be useful in many ways, such as cleaning up rubbish and transporting items. But most importantly, a dump truck will allow him to buy bags of sand for the new construction at an affordable price. In Haiti, in general, the delivery cost of construction materials is often two times as much as the price of the material itself. If he had a truck he would not have to pay for delivery. Pastor says a used dump truck would cost about $20,000.
Update
As of Feb 16, 5 more children from HCRM have been united with their adoptive families -- 3 in Illinois and 2 in Washington! Pastor and Madame Nicolas, HCRM staff and volunteers shared emotional "good-bye's" for these children who have been under their care and who are beginning new life journeys. More children are expected to leave soon. The Haitian and U.S. governments are working hard to complete the adoption processes of the children who were matched with adoptive parents pre-quake. Pastor, Dr. Leinenger and other volunteers are also beginning to organize efforts for construction of a new orphanage.
As of yesterday (Feb 9, 2010), Pastor Jean Fritz shared that there are over 110 children now at HCRM. He said that some of the children have arrived completely on their own with no accompanying adult and without knowing where their family members are. Today three children of the 23 who were in the adoption process pre-quake have united with their U.S. adoptive famlies. We expect the rest to leave Haiti soon. All in all, Pastor sounded in good spirits and very excited for the beginning of these children's futures!
Labels: Pastor's update
February 04, 2010
So much has happened at HCRM recently.
The 2010 HCRM rent ($15,000) has been paid -- Alleluia!
The children who were in the adoption process pre-quake will depart very soon to join their adoptive families! The Haitian government and U.S. government are working hard around the clock to validate each child's documentation. Both countries have waived some criteria to expedite the process.
As expected, Pastor Jean Fritz and his wife have taken in new children in desperate situations. Most come from one of the hardest hit citiies, Petit Goave. There are now about 90 children in the orphanage. The building was originally rented to house about 40 children!
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