Somehow, over six years have come and gone since Fedner, who will turn 19 next month, came to Lighthouse.

Jean Denis Ormeus, whose background is in education science, has been tutoring the kids at the Lighthouse Children’s Home for over five years. Through these years he has not only successfully helped the kids advance in their studies, but also become a trusted friend and positive male role model.

Although these last four months have been filled with uncertainty over COVID-19, at the Lighthouse, the pandemic has caused more boredom and isolation than physical harm.

On Monday morning, May 18th, I awoke to an unsettling Whatsapp message. Jean Marc, long-time security guard at the Lighthouse, had died unexpectedly.