Jeanine, shown here with one of her daughters, knows a thing or two about being a mother. She is strong, wise, caring, and strict: all the qualities needed to manage a girls' boarding house! She is the HEART of the Scholars' Lodge that Mercy Beyond Borders operates in Gros Morne, HAITI. She runs a tight ship with a loving hand. She has organized the 22 resident Scholars (7th, 8th and 9th graders) into teams for keeping the house sparkly-clean and maintaining a safe and attractive environment that fosters their studies. Being our MBB House Manager brings to the fore her many skills: thrifty buyer, excellent cook, marvelous supervisor, calm negotiator of teen angst (and hormones), and steady promoter of girls' education.
But Jeanine is, first and foremost, a mother. I ask those of you who have parented teens in your own home: CAN YOU IMAGINE PARENTING 22 TEEN GIRLS AT ONCE? Jeanine makes it look almost easy! Frankly, we are a bit in awe of Jeanine, and we thank her for her important work with MBB in Haiti.
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