Plight of Homeless Haitian Restevec Girls

Little girls on the street of Port Au Prince are suffering quietly. They walk through thick traffic begging for food and/or money. These precious little blessings, some as young as four or five years old, weave in and out of traffic, dodging cars, hoping that someone will throw them a few coins. They must beg to survive.

Many of these little girls are restevecs (slaves) that are collecting money for an "aunt" or "uncle" standing off on the side of the road. If they don't bring in the amount of money they should, they are beaten. We know many of these little girls already through our outreach feeding program. We have also heard numerous stories of how they have been hit by cars or abused by cruel people on the street.

In many ways the girls plight on the street is far worse than the boys. They would rather become a slave in a home where they are brutally abused, than to subject themselves to the uncertainty and more intense abuse found living on the streets.

Maison de Lumiere, a Christian ministry that has been successfully helping street boys in Port Au Prince since 2003, wants to do something about it. They now seek to open a second home specifically for homeless girls.

To support this effort, just write or email:

Maison de Lumiere
c/o Child Hope International
P.O. Box 3677
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
childhopeintl@yahoo.com
maisondelumiere.org

If you want to help by adding this to your prayer list, we would greatly appreciate your prayers. Thank you. God bless you.

Maison de Lumiere is part of Child Hope International, a 510 (c) 3 charitable non-profit organization listed on Network for Good. All donations are tax deductable.