When I saw “Ice”
for the first time, he was fixing Sister B's old fashioned sewing machine, a
roughly twenty year old treasure that was one once again not functioning. She
told me at the time that he could probably also fix my portable fan... and he
did. The crew nicknamed him Ice because he took the trouble of bringing a block
of ice every morning for the rest of the men, and they all got to chip some of
it for their drinks.
Now Ice, Louis Jackson is one of our
top supervisor on the construction of Village Notre Dame de Lourdes; he has
gotten to that position by unfailingly attending classes, learning everything
he could from Ray, asking questions, attempting new skills and learning English
any chance he had. To provide for his young wife and their new baby he also
works as a tailor. He hemmed my pants, made shirts for Ray AND he built
his own house from the earthquake rubble and fixed the roof of his neighbor. Before the earthquake, he had a job as a telecommunication technician installing telephone lines.
This is the hope of
Haiti... that energy..persistence..resourcefulness and faith in the face of
seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
He called me recently
explaining how difficult it is to earn enough for his family to live on when we
are not there to give him a job. RT1 would like to help ICE get visibility and
..more business or job. If you order a shirt from him we will make sure to
facilitate shipping. If you can hire
him, please call him 011 509 37 03 51 28 or contact him at jacksonlouis28@yahoo.fr
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