Guerline’s Story

Guerline’s Story

Guerline, one of our original four, is a nanny in the Apparent Project daycare. Her older son is in school, and the younger, whom she relinquished for adoption, is living with his adoptive family in the Midwest. They are Facebook friends with Guerline and she gets...
Mario’s Story

Mario’s Story

In 2015, Mario was grilling hotdogs and making smoothies, but our visitors were begging for more substantial meals. We leased a building across the street—a small, one-story, three-bedroom home—and turned it into a much larger boutique. On the roof, we created a tiki...
Marc Henry & Ajenor’s Story

Marc Henry & Ajenor’s Story

Marc Henry and Ajenor never did have anything to do with the threats I received. Shortly after their release, they were both brought back to Papillon as employees. They work there to this day. Marc Henry makes jewelry, and Ajenor works with the paper beads. They are...
Makilene’s Story

Makilene’s Story

Makilene works in the jewelry department and also the shipping department. She still owns her own land and has made several more additions and improvements to her home. Her children are in school, and her oldest daughter, now and adult, was recently hired on as a...

Monette’s Story

Monette is still proud of her ceramic tiled floors. She works hard in our ceramics department to support her six children. Her two youngest, the twins, are in the Apparent Project preschool. She recently found out she is expecting her seventh child. More Stories Like...