Posted: Mar 08, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: March 8
They call her Mama and they re missing her right now. Karen Huxter of Springdale has been running a children s home and school in Deschapelles, Haiti, for about 20 years.(Submitted by Karen Huxter)
A Newfoundland woman who left Haiti at the beginning of the pandemic is just waiting to be vaccinated so she can return to where she says she belongs.
A school in Haiti started by Karen Huxter of Springdale reopened last week, after being closed due to turmoil, insecurity and unrest in the Caribbean nation.
Huxter has worked with children in Haiti for more than two decades, opening a children s home and school.