When I first encountered the children of Esther’s Hope I was smitten.  (If you know me that, in itself, is a remarkable statement.)  Their bright eyes,  wide smiles and warm hearts are irresistible.  And I’m not the only who would have to admit it.  I’m delightfully amused to introduce others to our children and watch them be helplessly taken captive.  Over the years, it seems everyone who encounters the Esther’s Hope group can’t resist becoming more involved.  A prime example would be Justin Prud’homme.

I was introduced to Justin and his wife, Katey, a few months ago via the Internet by a mutual friend.  Justin volunteered to visit the Refuge Home to take some photos I needed to update the EsthersHope.com website.  One visit and he was hooked.  (He shared his experience in a previous post: A Fresh Perspective of Esther’s Hope.)

I received an email last week from Justin.  He had gone back to visit the refuge home…and took a crew of friends to do some work.  Here’s his message and some photos from that project.

Hi Pastor Bill!

Justin Prud'homme

Katey and I got some friends together and went out to the Home two weekends ago to do a little DIY construction on the home. We replaced the mosquito screens on several of the windows, and then erected 4×4 posts in a cement base around the shower.

The idea is to go back in one of the coming weekends (before the rains start in earnest) and erect a privacy wall and a small roof so the kids can shower in private and have a place to change into their dry clothes in the shower. Katey and I return to the US tomorrow for a month, so we’ll probably miss the next visit, but will hopefully be there on the next one.

The kids were very interested in the work, and very eager to help. Very cute too!

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