Oh my gosh, it has been such a fun morning. The two Italian photographers, Andre and Steffan, had a Haitian family come visit them that they know from their many visits to Haiti. They had taken the little boy’s picture for an exposition on their very first visit. Then, when they came back last time to film ‘Mr. Brown for Haiti’ they went out and found the boy again to star as little Mr. Brown in the film. Mr. Brown is a popular character in Italy who teaches little children English and it is hilarious. So they filmed Mr. Brown for Haiti with the kids in our program and took the kids from our orphanage in Kenscoff into the studio to sing the chorus that plays in the background throughout the film. This is the link to the video… you should definitely watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSWOquhr_lA

The family was all dressed up to come visit Andre and Steffan and they were so sweet. While they were talking, Steffan asked the parents if their son was still in school and they said no because school became too expensive for them. They had a big discussion about how much it costs and Steffan gave them money for a school uniform and the first month of school. It was so nice and the family was so thankful. When the family buys the uniform and takes him to school, they are going to get a picture and send it to Steffan in Italy and he will send more money for the next month. It’s sad that the family has to prove that they are really going to send the child to school, but unfortunately people are so poor that it’s common for the family to take the money and use it for something else.

Andre and Steffan are leaving today, so they gave a suitcase of their clothes to the family, our kitchen staff and some of the guys who work at the hospital that they’re close to. It was such a great moment and all the men were excited and digging through the suitcase to find the dress clothes that would fit them. I don’t think they’re bringing much back to Italy because one of the suitcases they brought down was filled with toys that one of their daughters had donated to the FWAL kids. I’m sad that they’re leaving; I hope that they will come back again before my year is up.