At an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, five boys kick around a beat up, dirty basketball as if it were a soccer ball. Some play barefoot, others in sandals. A boy in a tattered T-shirt demands attention as he lifts the ball and launches it in a perfect arc to the oldest boy in the group: Jacques.
“I want to build something I can pass on.”
—Jacques, Children’s Feeding participant
Jacques, 16, has lived at the orphanage since he was five. Really, it’s the only life he’s known. His life hasn’t been one typical of most children around the world. His soccer buddies are his only family, but he has reason to be happy.
“Because of Convoy of Hope, I have two meals a day,” Jacques explains. “Sometimes I even have three!”
What many around the world take for granted, Jacques delights in. He can count on regular meals. And because he’s fed and well cared for, Jacques is excelling in school. He has plans for his future — and the determination to make them happen.
“I want to be an engineer,” he says, explaining that such a role will, one day, enable him to care for his own family. “I want to build something I can pass on.”
Because they have access to food, clean water, and education, Jacques and tens of thousands of other kids in Haiti — and around the world — are thinking about the legacy they can leave. That’s amazing, and in no way possible without our generous friends who provide financial support.
Thank you for partnering with Convoy of Hope to provide children, families, and entire communities with the ability to dream, achieve, and create better lives.
