Good morning!  It’s about 8 am on Wednesday morning.  I wrote something last night I was doing on my tablet and the internet went down and the only thing that was saved was two sentences.  So today I have my laptop fully charged and it’s ready to go for the day.

It’s sunny and pretty nice right now but last night it was still and sticky out.  The kids were my alarm clock sometime while it was still dark out.  I thought I was dreaming.

This morning is a little different than normal. Just before our arrival a little boy named Mickey passed away.  Today is his funeral.  Mickey has been sick for a long time and has always had a hard time breathing due to having TB.  He had so much scarring in his lungs he needed to have oxygen.

He had just been released from the hospital, which was housed in a tent with many people. The beds are about 6 inches from each other and your bathroom is the bucket next to your bed.  I don’t blame him for wanting to get out of there.

We found out his main oxygen tank was going to be about $200 and each refill $25.  Some of the money we raised was going to pay for his air.  Some of it will be used to help pay for his funeral.  Many Haitians cannot afford funerals and so their loved one waits at a funeral home or somewhere else until money can be raised.

Last night the kids here had a big party in honor of Mickey.  They had a great time.  So today we are kind of filling in while the staff can go pay their respects to Mickey.  The able bodied kids took a bus to the funeral.

All the kids here wear uniforms.  They keep them very clean and they all look so cute in their skirts and shorts.

School is about to start for the disabled kids so we are going down to witness that.  I’ll report more on that later.  I do want to tell you too about my experiences feeding the kids this morning later on as well.