We used to have 14 children. Amawanda Pierre, born on January 21, 2006, was the third child that came to live with us on October 17, 2007. She was severely malnourished and dehydrated, unable to stand on her legs, maximum 2 days away from dying at the age of 21 months. Amawanda Pierre on October 17, 2007, her first [...]
Friday, September 18, 2009
Last week we decided to and visit Amawanda to see how she was doing with her family. We kept it a surprise visit so we would be able to get a true picture of how she really is being taken care of. Given the long drive Lia had in front of her she decided to [...]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
As many of our readers know we brought Amawanda, one of our kids home to live with her family recently. She came to us malnourished and barely alive and went home happy and healthy. Although it was hard to see Amawanda go, we believe the best thing for a child is to grow up amongst [...]
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Over the last few weeks at WeCanBuildanOrphanage.com we have done a great deal of investigation into Amawanda‘s family to see if it was time to place her back home with her family. Last Thursday we made the decision to do just that, bring her home. This is a preview of Amawanda’s Return Home. Read the [...]
Friday, June 19, 2009
Just because it is not always sunny does not mean it is not a good day for the beach! Loading Up the Car Wednesday we took 4 of our kids on a little beach field trip! We loaded Yakime, Luckson, Kettia, and Amawanda in the car, and off we went. As you can see, it [...]
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Name: Amawanda In our care since: October 27, 2007 Birthday: January 21, 2006 Status: HIV negative, severely malnourished Amawanda was the third child to come live in our orphanage. She was born on January 21st, 2006 in Macary, Marigot. Her mother passed away for unknown reasons and her father had never played any part in [...]
Meet Little Martin. On a routine visit to a hospital we noticed a little disabled boy in one of the hospital cribs. The boy had been left to fend for himself, he had no identification and his birthday is a mystery. He had been in the hospital for a few days and had been severely neglected: his diapers were soiled and he was covered in lice. No one had taken any notice of this little boy in a few days and we were left with no choice but to bring the little boy home. In honor of one the Kay Angel founders we named the boy “Little” Martin. Read more about Martin →
Monday, January 25, 2010
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