When Yonel Ismael spent his first Christmas at the orphanage, he got an orange and some crackers in a plastic bag. No tree. No presents.
“That was what it was like in those days,” he recalls. “We were lucky we got anything at all.”
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"Loud. Spirited. Fun. And it works": Holiday traditions at Have Faith Haiti
The orphanage's Haitian executive director, Yonel, explains how we celebrate the holidays, and why."Thank you for sharing, inspiring and giving us hope in seeing what's right with the world." —Sue B.
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