February 20, 2010
Posted by Tom Vanderwell. No Comments
I was going to take the day off today. But ended up working 8 AM to 5 PM!
I wanted to write a mini newsletter to my update group. There are now 2300 people signed up for my email updates and I am so busy that it is hard for me to blog and write updates and do a newsletter! Yikes! But I really wanted to send out the email update because not everyone reads blogs1 I know…hard to believe, huh?
Margarette St. Fleur, director of BRESMA orphanage, brought 4 more children to us. While she was here, UNICEF called her. They were coming to see her and did not understand that she has sent her children to me. So I got on the phone and talked to them and told them that Margarette had brought the children to GLA because her orphanage needed repairs. They told me that they were coming to see Margarette because they had received word that it was said that UNICEF had not helped her in any way. It is true that they did not help her nor did IBESR. Even the French Embassy knew BRESMA needed help and should have seen that she got food, supplies, and shelter since the majority of the children are being adopted by French families! My only regret is that I did not find out that her babies were all sleeping outside sooner. A couple of the younger babies were malnourished and sick, but most of the children are in okay condition. All children in Haiti should be protected, even those waiting for adoption!