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Friends of Haiti

I emailed and texted so much during February that these may be things you already know, but for those not on our mailing list we’ll do a recap about Terry.

The chemo and transplant went as scheduled and about as long as we were told it would take — almost all day the 4th 5th and 6th. Everything went fairly well until the 8th, and by the morning of the 9th she was in the hospital running a fever, having stomach problems — about all we were told could happen. She was there for 7 days and while there she needed 3 platelet infusions.

We are at home now but still having the tummy issues and tests done the 24th showed her stomach is paralyzed and so she is on medicine for that as well.

Thank you for all the cards, email, texts and all your prayers. We aren’t done yet, so please keep up the prayers.

Since we talk so much about the schools in Haiti and the importance of helping them in one way or another, we thought we would share some about “our” child, Alix.

We started helping Alix and his mother almost 16 years ago. He was so sick then, we asked his mother if we could take him to Port Au Prince with us to care for and then take care of his school needs. Of course, she said yes; she now lives with him. At the time he was so small he would go to sleep on Steve’s lap at night, but now he is 2 inches taller than Steve.

Alix is one of those children who has received the benefit of sponsorship and a full education; the benefit of the feeding programs, the vitamins, the churches and now he wants to help in Haiti, working with us, planting his own church and starting his own school. This is what we work for, teaching them to teach and reach others. From years of  going with us, watching and helping to do just that, he feels it is his duty to help those who are less fortunate than him.

Of course there are several of you who know Alix — and some of you have helped him too — but Terry and I have always felt like he is one of our own kids. Hopefully after this school year we can get him here and maybe meet some of those who don’t know him.

Alix is an example of what can be done if a child has help. We hope we can say that about all of the others who are sponsored or attend one the schools you help with your giving. Not only does it give them the ability to read and write, it also gives them self worth, an understanding of the world around them and we hope, as with Alix, the desire to help others.

Thank you for all you do for our friends in Haiti  and your prayers for Terry.

Serving HIM together,

Friends of Haiti,

An update on Terry: Her stem cell transplant will take place on February 5th after two days of chemotherapy, six hours a day. The transplant itself will take about an hour if all goes well. After that we have 30 days of waiting to see if it’s successful. We did find out that 90% of people who have this form of treatment spend some of that 30 days in the hospital. So we’re going to pray it goes as well (except for the pain) as it has so far.

A few months ago we sent you a picture of the work Beaubrun had been doing on his school. This month we want to share a picture of his “pre-K” classes. Several years ago he started his school in a two-room house, maybe 10×20 if that big, and he has worked very hard to see it grow to 150 children now. They are 150 children who cannot attend a public school due to the cost involved. They are at school because of your giving, those who give specifically to the schools, or those who buy for the schools. This is what it goes for.

Bryan, our friend in Montana who does the posting on our website, will spend two weeks in Haiti during February. It will be his first trip back since the 2010 earthquake. All of us need to remember Bryan for a good trip there and back, and his wife Sandy for peace of mind while he’s gone.

As always thank you for you continued prayers and cards to and for Terry, all you do for us and our friends in Haiti.

Serving HIM together,

Steve and Terry