Michelle McBride was on a CCH Mission Trip to Pignon in October this was a letter she wrote for the CCH new letter..
Lorrie~~~
Haunted Eyes
Shouldn’t little girls be giggling, playful and bubbling with excitement? Shouldn’t they be carefree, adventurous and joyful? In a perfect world, the answer to this question is a resounding yes. In that world, children spend their days surrounded by parents who love and care for them, providing security and peace to their little hearts.
Michelda has not lived in that perfect world. Recently abandoned by her mother and left with a father who could not care for her and hold down a job, she now lives in Pastor Francois’ orphanage with 32 other children, including one of her older sisters. How can such a young child have eyes full of so much sorrow, fear and pain? She doesn’t smile. Her thin hair provides evidence of her malnourished state. She clings to her caregivers at the orphanage, her life raft in the storm that is her childhood. Praise God that Michelda landed in loving arms that will care for her, providing medication to treat her for intestinal parasites and food and clean water to help her thrive. Praise God for Hospital Bienfaisance for Pignon, the hospital founded by Dr. Guy Theodore and the only Haitian-run hospital where she has received her treatment. Most importantly, as she receives tender loving care from those in the orphanage and the hospital, she’ll also hear the Good News of Jesus Christ that will minister to her broken heart.
Children in Pignon like Michelda need advocates like you to help them claim their little piece of our not-so-perfect world. CCH supports two orphanages, a feeding program and the Boukeronne School that we built in 2008. Your gift of $100 will feed a starving child for an entire year. You can bring the light back into the eyes of children like Michelda who have lost all hope. Please help CCH be part of the solution!
Michelle McBride
Project Coordinator
Community Coalition for Haiti
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