Waiting for Rescue Kid Feed Story

Alo tout moun,

Yesterday, I saw a photo of a document via social media indicating that an international delegation was demanding that the Haitian Prime Minister step down. I can’t verify, but it seems the idea that an intervention by special forces might be opposed less if the despised Ariel Henry leaves office; that would be one less thing to protest, but they continue today in much of Haiti.

We were able to do a Kid Feed Saturday. Sandra told me that village children were asking during the week, “Will there be food today?” “Not yet,” she answered. Chicken was not available to buy, so it was canned Mackerel in tomato sauce with the rice and black beans. I had been trying to find a gallon of gas for my moto all week and finally found one late Saturday morning for 5,000 HTG; that’s about $40.00 US (Gasp! Choke!). It’s not wise to be out of gas, plus I needed to get out to Sou Wöch for Kid Feed, which was very well attended The blockade of fuel by the gangs in P-au-P has killed the economy. A ride downtown by moto taxi from Sou Wöch had been the equivalent of $1.00; now it’s $5.00. Farmers can’t get their produce to market for lack of fuel, and merchandise can’t be moved for the businesses in town; well, the whole country, in fact. We haven’t been able to enjoy grilled fish at a beach restaurant for a long time. That outing supports the fisherman of Sou Wöch and the other local employees and suppliers of the eateries. Tanpri Bondye, ede Ayiti! We have a plan for Kid Feed when things settle down and get back to the normal dysfunction. The structure where Sandra and Stephane cook is not safe, so we would like to tear it down and rebuild it a little bigger, but a lot stronger with a better kitchen area. And we would like to have a covered space for eating. The kitchen could then be used for community functions. That’s the idea we have been thinking about for this past year.

A bigTHANK YOU! to those who have been making Kid Feed possible.