Fr. Bob of St. Martin of Tours Church told us that every time he visits the Webster home, he finds sacks of cement on the floor.
And lo and behold, when we dropped in to meet Aura Webster – a saintly 66-year-old woman who receives monthly food assistance through Cross Catholic – there it was…a pallet of cement sacks.
The reason for the cement is that Aura’s been gradually adding new rooms to her small house to accommodate the other 19 members of her household.
Yes, you read that correctly. 19. And no, it’s not a cultural thing. Most households on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin are far less crowded.