Today,
I ask you for prayers for my new friend.
Her name is Sophia.
Her name is Sophia.
She is thirteen years old and is in the 3rd grade. When she was just a toddler, her poor parents gave her as a restavek* to a family in Port-au-Prince. She tried to attend school, but her chores were too many for her to attend regularly. Eventually, the headmaster sent her home because the family she was working for had not paid her tuition.
The day of the earthquake, she was sent out to buy popcorn for her “mama.” The quake began and when she returned to the house where she lived, she discovered all the people inside had died, except for a little baby who was quickly removed by someone she did not know. And thus, she boarded a bus heading to LesCayes. This is how she came to live in the Refugee Camp in the tent right next to mine. The people living in the tent have allowed her to stay with them. She does not where she will go from here. When I asked Sophia if I could take her photo she said “Yes!” accompanied by a beautiful smile. When I commented about her beautiful smile, she was visibly embarrassed by the compliment! My heart goes out to her!
If this were an isolated story of one young lady, it would be bad enough, but each and every day we are hearing more and more stories from the survivors. It is heartbreaking!
The day of the earthquake, she was sent out to buy popcorn for her “mama.” The quake began and when she returned to the house where she lived, she discovered all the people inside had died, except for a little baby who was quickly removed by someone she did not know. And thus, she boarded a bus heading to LesCayes. This is how she came to live in the Refugee Camp in the tent right next to mine. The people living in the tent have allowed her to stay with them. She does not where she will go from here. When I asked Sophia if I could take her photo she said “Yes!” accompanied by a beautiful smile. When I commented about her beautiful smile, she was visibly embarrassed by the compliment! My heart goes out to her!
If this were an isolated story of one young lady, it would be bad enough, but each and every day we are hearing more and more stories from the survivors. It is heartbreaking!
NORA
* A restavec may be considered a type of slave.
to read more of Nora posting from a refugee camp in Les Cayes:
Our Prayer is that God would Bless Sophia's future and may she to see God's Love reflected in the Christians she is now surrounded by Ken
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