I recently became friends with the Laurent family, who live near the Kobonal Haiti Mission. Heriode and Odimene Laurent are parents to seven children, including Amonise, 9, and Venise, 6. This family lives in dire poverty, residing in a house made of mud and sticks with no running water.
When I visit families, I often ask them what their daily lives are like. Amonise and Venise told me about the chores the do for the family, I asked them to take me to the place where they collect water – one of their primary responsibilities. As we walked down the side of a steep ravine, I was thankful I decided to wear my hiking boots — it was treacherous! I struggled, but Amonise and Venise didn’t seem daunted by the task, even though they had no shoes.
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