During our time at Wings of Hope, we had brought a number of items from our friends both inside and outside of the church. One of those causing us to scratch our heads was a bag of painter caps. We looked at them and decided, why not, who are we to judge if there was a need. The need ended up being something fun. During the food riots no one was coming or going. The children's daily routine at Wings was distrupted as there were no classes. On one of our last days, KC and Renee decided to give out a hat to one of the children. Then the flood gates opened, everyone had to have one. Children were pushing the wheel chair bound children up the ramp so each of them could recieve a hat. Pierre, shown here, is very autistic. When he recieved his hat, he looked at it, put it on and then pulled out the sunglasses you see him wearing. He was silently proud to sit and just enjoy being in style. This story has been one of our favorite stories as we talk to people about our time in Haiti and I am sure you can see why.
To learn more about Pierre
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