Today we started with a meeting with the amazing Anne Hastings at Fonkoze. She has a very busy week so we were fortunate to get an hour of Anne's time to catch up with Fonkoze programs. Their major program is "Chemen La Vie Miyo", A Pathway to a Better Life, where the poorest of the poor are assisted in getting the bare necessities of life. The first people in the program are graduating with a 90% graduation rate. It is the first block in a model of stepping stones to a basic quality of life based on a 5 year program that at the end guarantees that the participants will have access to food, school, will be able to read and write, have basic assets, some form of housing and confidence for the future. We are hoping to go visit some rural participants on Thursday.

From Fonkoze's office we went to SOPUDEP school. When we got there at 10:30 am Paul said, "oh good, the kids are on break, we can hang out with them". When we pulled into the compound all 502 kids were waiting for us with signs saying welcome and had our names on them. It was the most amazing experience. Those of you who have been there can imagine just where they were gathered and how beautiful they all looked in their uniforms. Those that haven't been there need to come and experience it! Natalie's pictures do a great job of showing the joy all around. We will write more - the kids all had big plates of diry ak pwa, rice and beans. IT WAS AWESOME!!

Mr. Patrick, Mr. Joseph and Little Joseph are here. They are the world's greatest vendors. They want to know where Budha is. I (Paul) told them I will not come back to Haiti without the Budha Man. Somebody get the word to Marvelous Marv Tonn that he is due to get back to Haiti. WHERE'S BUDHA.

Tomorrow we are going to St. Clare's Church to observe the feeding program sponsored by the What If? Foundation.