Nannette explained to us this evening about the embargo imposed by the US in 2004, and how, for that year, there were no imports entering the country. By the end of that year she recalls coming back to visit and seeing virtually no animals. The Haitians had eaten them all to survive.  Now you see livestock- goats, chickens, guinea hens, pigs- all over the place. The "machines" ( cars) often have to stop or beep to get them out of the way. Connor, the program director for St Boniface, was telling us tonight about a project that will provide 3 chickens for 500 families here.  Again, that such a small thing would provide so much hope is amazing. None of this would have occurred if not for people with passion and the drive to help. It's amazing. 

The poverty is extreme here, but the ironic thing is that most people go by with a smile on their face and a sincere "bonswa" coming from their lips.  They have so little yet appreciate it so much. If we all only realized that giving up our daily Dunkin Donuts coffee for a month would likely feed a family here for a year, the poverty would be cut tremendously.