Rich drops Wilfried off in JFK with Lori before the trip to Paris

Rich Henderson had tears in his eyes when he dropped off Wilfried with Loretta Dunn at JFK.  Soon afterwards, Loretta (Lori) met up with Genevieve Momot and Prince and together they escorted two adorable boys to Paris, to be met by Air France volunteers and return to their homes in Burkina Faso.

5 year old Wilfried  had been in the US for a year for surgery on his hands, (his family will be over the moon as now he can throw a ball like a pro!) and 3 year  old Prince had been in the U.S. for 6 months and is still in a brace, but can walk again.  See below a letter from Geneveive about the trip:

“As a first time Medical Escort, I could not have had a more more special experience. Wilfried and Prince were two of the happiest and strongest little boys I have met.  Their cautious faces, when we first met at JFK, quickly turned to smiles that lasted the 16 hours we spent together. The long day consumed at JFK, on the plane, and at CDG flew by with the delightful smiles and giggles the boys generously delivered throughout the day. Wilfried and Prince easily made friends with fellow passengers in the JFK terminal by sharing their crayons and coloring pages, showing off their matching light up sneakers, and running around chasing and tossing the beach balls fellow escort, Loretta Dunn, brought for them. Once on the plane, we ate dinner while unanimously agreeing to watch Finding Dory, before napping a few hours in preparation for their continued travel to Burkina Faso. After our seven hour flight, we were greeted and escorted to a holding room by CDG police to wait for the Air France escort. 

Genevieve with the boys