Haiti Update 3/4/10

From Joe Knittig live in Haiti:

“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Andy Warhol

You know I got a shine for Pierre. Today he had his 15 minutes (15 seconds really). We did a little Skype interview with CNN international – with an emphasis on use of social media and our blog. (It hasn’t aired – we’ll let you know when it will.) Pierre jockeyed into position to see what was happening. Right on time. We got to hold him up to say ”Bonjou” to the world. He thought that was really, really cool.

That boy is amazing. You recall we found him by himself, wearing only a tattered T-shirt, laying in a hospital yard with an untreated broken femur. He’s gone through a lot here. He’s had happy times. He uplifts with his mischievous laugh and winning smile. And he’s also kept us in check, showing that this is not a tea party. These are broken, battered little ones. Hearing a child scream for his dead mother in the pitch black of night – knowing the reality – empties the spoken word. Pierre’s life since Jan. 12 has covered the gamut.

Pierre’s had a broken leg set and casted. His bone is mending. The cast is off. He’s beginning to walk without a walker. I believe Pierre’s heart progress is tracking his leg.

Today he stole the social media show, and got his 15 minutes. Bravo, Pierre Petiel Joseph!

Thanks to you all, GO Family, for given this fella a shot.

Faithfully yours,

Joe