'Then, Now and In Between' - Markenson and Dickieson » Hands Across the Sea (HATS-Haiti)

September 2015 found Luckner and I accepting two little boys, siblings, into our HATS-Haiti Children’s Home. These precious boys needed us and what HATS could put into their young lives.

I am attaching some photos of them ‘then’ the day we accepted them and shortly thereafter, some of them as they are ‘now’, and some of them over the 2 1/2 years since they joined our family.

You will see from the photos the condition the boys were in when they arrived. They were naturally unsure of where they were and with whom at the beginning. They soon warmed up to us and started fitting in nicely. They quickly loved the idea of having a ‘Mama’ and would come up by themselves to see Mama Karen for affection and play time.

We quickly had them both checked medically. We were informed by the hospital that Dickieson has Sickle Cell Anemia. He needs two monthly visits to the hospital, an injection monthly, which he handles beautifully.

They are both very precious and are important parts of our HATS-Haiti family. They love to laugh and play and Dickieson loves to ham it up in photos.

Their two personalities are quite different, as with many siblings. Both are delightful to spend time with and to get to know.

It is a joy to be Mama to these two boys, along with the rest of our children, to spend time with them and to watch them develop physically, mentally and emotionally.

I wish to say a huge thank you for the input into their lives from those who are working with me, those who come on teams and spend time with our children, and to all those who support our work with the needy children in every way.

May God bless you all richly for participating in the lives of our HATS children.

Karen