Meet Lony

This is Lony

This is Lony's left hand
Lony came to us just over a week ago. We are still finding out all the details, but there seems to be some issues going on related to the hospital closing and changing hands. Apparently Lony was abandoned there a few years ago when his mother died there. Here the details get foggy, but through a series of events, he ended up being boarded by a family who has a pharmacy close to the hosptial...there was some foreigner funding his schooling and room and board. Another man who has been involved in Lony's life and the hospital director brought him down. He had a really nasty burn on his hand, which we soon found out was due to a hot plastic bag being purposely put on his hand as a punishment for eating someone's leftover food by the man of the house where he'd been living.

It's taken a few days, but Lony's doing fairly well getting into the swing of things here. It has been interesting to have him become a part of our routine, because it really reminds us of where our kids were at a year and a half ago. He is really bright though, and is so eager to please! I gave him a bath not long after he arrived and when I handed him a pair of underwear he said "You already went and bought these for me?" I almost cried. Then when we were putting him to bed I showed him his bed and he just got this little grin on his face and said "This little mat is just for me?!?!?!" Tears definitly hit the surface.

Please pray for this little boy who has already experienced so much in his about 6 or 7 years of life! His hand is healing nicely with some good care, and he is basking in the love and routine that our children thrive in. Please pray also as we decide what should happen as far as his future is concerned. He's a little old to stay here, and has already spent to much time in Haitian culture that we can already see that he is going through a huge transition. We also have a number of boys the same age who have been waiting a long time for an adoptive family who are feeling a little threatened at times by his presence in our home. Please pray for wisdom as there are a lot of decisions to be made regarding Lony.