On April 10, Johnny (or “Jhonny” as is spelled traditionally in Haiti) turned 12 years old. Scindie sat down with Johnny to find out more about how he sees himself at age 12.

It is hard to fathom that another year has come and gone at the Lighthouse Children’s Home—a year of transition, of change, of celebration, of heartbreak, of restoration and of hope.

Four years ago, I was preparing to embark on a journey for which, looking back, I could have never prepared. I was anxious, nervous, excited and expectant. I distinctly remember the heaviness in my heart leading up to the day of my departure, feeling significantly less than adequate to uphold the responsibility I was about to embrace. Who was I to take on such a task? Who was I that God would use me?

As she quickly approaches 16, it is hard to believe the young girl who first came to Lighthouse has blossomed into a young woman—a young woman who possesses qualities of kindness and gentility, but also of fire and spunk.