vHAITI continued from page 21 spent buying books for the Rob Marchand Education Center and visiting with the teachers to access the students’ needs. The school was built by funds Impoverished shelter. generated by LaGonave Alive. Education is not provided for free, but fortunately most of the students at the school have scholarships. The school currently serves children in grades K-4, but after the school’s second story construction is completed, grades 5th -8th will be added. Another planned event was a movie night for the village children and their families. The Pixar movie “Up” was projected on a sheet after sunset. Cory recalls, “The movie had French subtitles, we popped popcorn and set up chairs. There were about two dozen kids from the neighborhood that showed up. The kids liked it so much they came back the next night. They thought it was going to be an every night Giving care bags to elders in the community. ducing... Intro thing! We all played games for about three hours instead.” One little boy named Lulu, lived across the street from the doctor’s residence where Cory and his fellow missionaries stayed. He came over and hung out with Learning together. the Americans every day of the visit. Lulu appeared to be around three years of age, but was actually five. Cory thought this smallness might be due to malnutrition. Lulu loved being helpful and was a wonderful assistant the day Cory and Merle made book shelves. Cory was able to get cell phone service to call home, and Lulu loved hamming it up on the phone during Facetime with Cory’s family. Cory jokes, “I think my kids wanted to talk to Lulu more than me!” Other evenings were spent relaxing and talking about the day. The visitors played card games like Uno, and Jenga that they had brought from home. This was until the diesel fueled generators ran out at midnight or one o’clock. “One night we played games with cards that two Haitian guys brought Lulu loves to help make bookshelves. too. We had to learn and teach each other the rules to play, with limited language. ” “We made time vHAITI continued on page 23 YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION IS OUR SPECIALTY Creative And Delicious Catering For Every Occasion And Every Budget 2100 Broadway, Yankton Steve Aldrich Hy-Vee Kitchen Manager/Catering Coordinator 22vHERVOICEvMARCH/APRIL 2019 Kitchen & Catering 665-3412 www.hy-vee.com