Keles has an awful, but amazing story. In Sept. a couple went out early to work in a sugar cane field an found an abandoned baby tied to a tree. Surprisingly, the baby was in fairly good condition. They took the baby into Cabaret and brought him to the police & to the judge. The police were not able to locate the parents, but the couple told the judge they would continue to care for him. Just one month later a man brought the same baby boy to us. Apparently the couple decided there was more to caring for an infant than they thought. They also abandoned the baby and took off. The man was a neighbor and brought him to the orphanage because he didn't know what else to do with him. Rusty and Micheline went to talk to the judge about the situation, and since it was not a working day for city officials, were invited to his home. He was grateful that we were willing to accept the baby and provide a home for him. Since the office was closed we couldn't immediately get the paperwork on him, and so we didn't know his name. I think he looks just like a Cabbage Patch doll, so I started calling him "Patch". The Nannies didn't like that name at all, so they suggested waiting on his papers, and have refused to call him anything but "new baby". Micheline finally learned that his name is Keles. I still think I'll call him Patch!
Keles is probably 6 - 8 months old as he doesn't yet have teeth or crawl or even sit well unassisted- but he is quite a chubba-wubba for a Haitian baby! Fat & happy- who could ask for anything more!
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