Children of the Promise

Baby from Haiti — Rodchield Jean-Baptiste, a 3-week-old baby from Haiti, is held Friday by Laure Swanson of Willmar. The baby drew a lot of attention from the people making donations Friday. The baby is in the U.S. for medical care and will be returning home. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

By WCT Newsroom

January 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM

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A donation drive Friday at Cash Wise Foods in Willmar gathered items for the Children of the Promise orphanage in Haiti. Bud and Jan Bonmema, of Prinsburg, founded the orphanage 10 years ago.

Donations — Ezekial Bonnema, of Willmar, helps Friday with the organization of donations to the Children of the Promise orphanage in Haiti during a donation drive at Cash Wise Foods in Willmar. A semi trailer was waiting outside of the store for donations to be loaded. Ezekial is the grandson of Bud and Jan Bonmema, of Prinsburg, who founded the orphanage 10 years ago. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

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