Anne went out to the southern peninsula of Haiti near Jacmel to visit family while I was in Michigan. 

I returned to Haiti on August 16th, and she returned to Port-au-Prince on August 21st. 

Early in the morning on the 22nd I got a call from her mom. She said Anne wasn’t doing well. I zoomed to the clinic to meet them there by 7:40 am.

As Anne was carried into the clinic, I could see she was not doing well. 

A quick evaluation confirmed that Anne was in trouble. I was unable to help her at the clinic. So, I sent them to the hospital for continued care and treatment … knowing that it was all beyond the capabilities of Haiti.

A few hours later I got that dreaded, but anticipated, message that Anne had died. 

Anne wasn’t able to have her heart repaired this side of heaven.

Anne Phanora Carmelia Jean

08/17/2002 - 08/22/22

Anne is yet another victim of the complex and difficult situation called “life in Haiti.”

Anne’s visa appointment was actually scheduled for August 24th — with anticipated travel to the Cayman Islands for open heart surgery the following week.

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I first met Anne in November of 2020. She has been on several medicines and her medicine was expensive. She also had a lot of medical tests done that she could never have afforded all alone. She was also finally able to get a correct diagnosis as well have the possibility to have her heart repaired.  

I have received many messages from Anne’s family and boyfriend thanking me for all the help, encouragement, and hope that I gave Anne, as well as for the care and medications she received — giving her more precious time to spend with the family.

The messages, the care, the medicine, the hope, the extra time … is a direct result of your faithful support of the ministry of Kelby’s Kids. You made this additional time and hope possible for Anne and her family!

I am heartbroken to have lost Anne so close to her getting definitive help

Thank you for allowing me to continue to serve in Haiti as your representative. But more importantly, as the hands and feet of Jesus — to the kids and people of Haiti.

Be watching for an extended blog update soon.

Until No Child Dies,

Kelby