Lory and his older brother, James, begin their long walk home after sharing their story with me about how they survived the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. James was fortunately in the street, but Lory was still in school. Lory attended a school of 300 in which 295 of the students died. Lory was one of the lucky 5; however, he lost his arm as he battled to uncover the ruble from himself. The brothers also lost both of their parents, so they moved to Cap Haiten to live with their older sister. Lory is now unable to pay for school and James is desperately looking for ways to get his younger brother educated. If you would like to sponsor children like Lory, please go to www.compassion.com and consider sponsoring a child in Haiti.
I’ve been looking through your photos and stories from your trip to Haiti. Thanks for being our eyes and showing us what we never would’ve been able to see otherwise. I think of all the pictures, this one of Lory and James strikes me the most. One of only 5 “lucky” ones. No doubt that he is still here for a reason. I’m praying tonight for these two boys and their sister.