Benewende – BEFORE

Host family of Benewende

Little Benewende came over to the United States from Burkina Faso when she was just 1 month old for life changing surgery.  She stayed with a family in Ohio for over 1 year.   Katherine Pannuci volunteered to escort her home….and in her words “I wasn’t sure if they were going to let me take her. All crying and it was hard , they had her for a year. I was even surprised she went with me. She was a little baby doll , a snuggle bug. What a joy to turn her over to Air France employee Christophe’ Fanjat who continued with her on the way back to her home in Africa.  I had met him before he is an amazing individual and escort with these children.

Katherine and Benewende on the flight

Reunited with her family in Burkina Faso