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I do not like kids. So why I decided that I had a calling to go to an orphanage in Haiti to build a school, I still have not quite figured out. Children have always been a minor annoyance to me, with their constant chatter and energy. Often I have thought that had children in our society been taught better manners, perhaps they would not get me agitated so quickly. I spent many sleepless nights …

…getting over the chicken pox. Because the virus was a strain different than what we were prone to, we were urged not to come in contact with the children. This forbiddening was quite difficult to obey, despite the fact that I do not like children. These children were different. Had special needs and wants and we were there to meet them. What happened over the course of the next couple weeks would forever change lives.