Over the next few months we will be featuring a series of blog posts by Abby Lilly called “Getting To Know…” in which she will be writing a little bit about each child who lives at the orphanage. Abby spent a month working at the orphanage this summer teaching an English class to kids. Our hope is that this blog series will help everyone feel more connected to all the children at the orphanage we support and love so much. Thanks for reading!
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Getting To Know Ben
My goal for this semester (besides passing my classes) is to blog about all my kids in Haiti. I call them my kids because I feel like I know them better and I take pride in knowing all of their names and some personal things about them. Without a doubt my heart is still in Haiti and I doubt it will ever leave. I hope that people who have been to Ft. Liberte will read this and get to know our kids at the orphanage too. I know that I don’t know everything about them, but I know enough to give a glimpse into who they are. I’m not really sure how to start with the kids. But I think I will go from the younger kids to the older kids, starting with…Baby Ben!!!
He’s not technically a baby, anymore. But he is the most adorable thing ever. His parents are the house parents at the orphanage and he is the youngest of the family. I love him because he wears tiny, baby clothes. But here’s a picture of him as a tiny baby from 2006. i.e. he was 3 the first time I met him! So crazy!
He’s not afraid of most things. And he’s a darn good soccer player for a 7 year old. I loved spending time with him because he wasn’t always touching me (like all the other kids) and he tried to learn English. This kid is one smart cookie. He is best friends with Peterly and Luck. And is a total Momma’s boy. (so is his older brother, Tenson). There’s nothing wrong with a momma’s boy though. However, someone might want to tell her that size 12 month pink shorts should be taken out of his wardrobe. Sadly I don’t have a picture of those. But they were hilarious.
