When you go home, are you in danger of being sold into slavery?  Would you ever do such a thing to your children?  Many who read this will shake their heads and gasp in horror to even think of a tragedy like this happening in their family.  In Haiti, though, they are in constant danger of this occurring.

Jean Robert-Cadet, who came to our school, was sold into slavery as a child by his parents.  They probably didn’t know what was happening to him though.  Many parents are told that their parents are told that their children will be given nourishment and education but are really subjecting their children to hard labor, such as carrying water from a well miles away and back to their master’s home, which is what Mr. Cadet did.

Luckily, Mr. Cadet came to the United States and his teacher took an interest in him and helped him.  When he was older and became a teacher, he wrote a book about his hard life.  It is now internationally famous and he is helping children in Haiti today.

I enjoyed hearing his talk.  I hope that he inspires even more people to make a difference every day.  His book is called “Restavek: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American”. To learn more about the Jean Robert-Cadet Foundation go to www.restavekfreedom.org.