Broken Wings: Products

Soni, a physically and mentally challenged child in Haiti spent years confined to his crib until one day some street children took over the operation of the orphanage. These teenagers offered Soni the same hope that they received from living in St. Joseph's Home, a mission designed to rescue boys from the harsh reality of the streets of Port au Prince, Haiti.

Soni, now that he is an adult, works as a caregiver at Wings of Hope.

Every morning and evening the children from St. Joseph's Home for Boys gather together for prayer in the chapel. The results of their life of prayer are expressed and have been collected for this book.

Two days a week, Ralph Allen comes to St. Joseph's Home for Boys to instruct the budding young artists who completed the illustrations for this book.

Author, Gwen Whiteman first traveled to Haiti in June of 2000, where she discovered a home of orphaned, abused and abandoned children whose lives had been transformed by the practice of living a prayer-centered life.

In December 2002, Gwen made a pilgrimage to Haiti. Through the eyes of the world's forgotten children, author Gwen Whiteman tells the tale of her pilgrimage, while she stayed at the inn and awaited the birth of baby Jesus.

Illustrated by three talented, young artists who have grown up at St. Joseph's Home for Boys: Julner Remy, Walnes Cangas, and Lucson Petit-Homme.

A special collection of six of the book's beautiful watercolor illustrations which depict the story of Shine.

Two of each illustration included. Notecards are blank inside. Envelopes included.

Donations and proceeds from product sales support:

St. Joseph's Home for Boys, Trinity House, Wings of Hope, Lekol Sen Trinite

Stunning watercolor illustrations by Walnes Cangas and Frandy Jean portray the heartbreaking cruelty the Haitian streets offer up, and are a fabulous demonstration of some of the talented people at St. Joesph's Community Art Center (Port au Prince).

Didi and Reginald steal a hat in retaliation for a rich man's refusal to pay for his shoeshine. The police are called. Then a market lady comes to the boys' aid - but is it enough to rescue Didi and Reginald?

Newly released in October 2009, Peter Eyvindson, a well known Canadian children's author and founder of Broken Wings Missions Inc. writes the story of the Shoeshine Dance, a long time performance favorite of the Resurrection Dance Theatre from St. Joseph's Family in Haiti.