Luke chose to write a great story for his English essay which counted for quite a bit and he got a 95 on it! I am such a proud writer Mom! (I can't figure out why the spacing got messed up when I copied it...so just ignore that!)
Arriving from Haiti by Luke Martin
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, my friends adopted two Haitian kids. The Beougher family had already adopted Luke in May, 2008. He had a sister in Haiti named Miralda and once Luke was able to speak English, he would tell his family all about her. Later that year the Beoughers decided to adopt Miralda.
While the Beoughers were in the process of adopting Luke's little sister, the 7 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing about 300,000 people. The Beougher family was worried about Miralda and wanted her to come as quickly as possible, so they called the adoption agency and asked if they could speed up the adoption process. Because of the terrible disaster in Haiti, the government wanted to get as many orphans out of the country as possible. Not only did the agency approve the adoption of Miralda, but then they asked, “Would you like to adopt two kids?” The Beoughers remembered Luke talking about his best friend in the orphanage named Pedro, so they went to Haiti to bring Pedro and Miralda back to America.
My family and I were very excited to meet them! We made a colorful welcome sign and brought it to our town's small airport. The anticipation and suspense was killing me; I could hardly stand it! It was very cold outside waiting for the plane, but then we all sang the doxology which made us warm inside our hearts. When Pedro and Miralda finally arrived they were a little shy at first, but then inside the airport's lobby, we gave them presents and they started to smile. My favorite part about the day was watching Pedro, the first time he'd ever eaten Cheetos. He tried one and then took another handful of them and shoved the whole thing in his mouth! We all laughed and I thought Pedro and Miralda felt like they were family. I turned to Luke and asked him, “Are you excited that Pedro and Miralda are here”? He nodded. I think everyone is so happy that Pedro and Miralda are here now and that they are a part of our church family!
