tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396808654452468107.post8235549750671218904..comments2023-08-05T12:46:24.611-04:00Comments on Reeves Life: What is an Orphanage?Dr. Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03504480629381503086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396808654452468107.post-86066640653438036842011-03-25T19:26:58.731-04:002011-03-25T19:26:58.731-04:00I love reading your blogs! Thanks for taking the t...I love reading your blogs! Thanks for taking the time out to do them. We're praying for you and your family. I hope you all get some much-needed R & R! Thank you for being such a bright light that it shines all the way over here!Tanya Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119859414238180210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396808654452468107.post-55726716161338255892011-03-23T11:35:39.591-04:002011-03-23T11:35:39.591-04:00Kerry, this beautiful, as always :) Praying for y...Kerry, this beautiful, as always :) Praying for y'all daily. Trying to get back out there soon & get this intern program up & running. God's doing amazing stuff! Love you guys.<br /><br />I blogged (and am still blogging) about our trip over here: sendmeusemechangeme.blogspot.com if you want to check it out.Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203726902188359119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396808654452468107.post-56280871736830961442011-03-23T10:05:41.590-04:002011-03-23T10:05:41.590-04:00Kerry, I am so glad to hear someone finally explai...Kerry, I am so glad to hear someone finally explain the "orphanage" and "Haitian Pastor" scam so clearly. Living in Haiti, it can actaully be fairly dangerous to question or expose these guys. They'll turn on you like a snake and use every resource at their disposal to destroy you. There are many stories about these places and these guys that would absolutely floor you. When we lost our big home back in 2005, I took three of our littlest boys, age 7 -8, to an orphanage owned by an American woman but directed and ran by a Haitian pastor and his very extensive family, who all live there and are supported by the "orphanage". The owner in the U.S. had told me they would be happy to take the boys because that's what they are there for. Once arriving at the "orphanage", the pastor and his family were irate. He gave me his views on street kids saying that they are "all theives and murderers" and he would never take in or accept "street kids". Also, I was a fool for accepting them or taking in a kid with NO FAMILY. He informed me that if a kid has absolutely NO FAMILY, "who do you send them back to when they become 15 or 16 years old and no one wants to sponsor them or donate for them and no money can be made with them?" "They become worthless and a liability!" He said he would take my three kids because the owner ordered him to but wasn't happy with it. Three days I came back to check on them only to find the previous night, the "pastor" had them escorted to the gate at 8pm at night and pushed out the gate. This was in an area on the outskirts of town that the children were totally lost in and knew no one. Two of the children found us the next day, but it took almost one week for us to find the youngest one. I have since found out, just like you have, that this is not a rare or unusual attitude, but is typical of Haitian pastors and Haitan operated and directed "orphanages". Bless you for realizing that and letting others know.HSKIhttp://www.HSKI.orgnoreply@blogger.com