May 1 is Agriculture and Labor Day (Fête du Travail et de l'Agriculture) in Haiti. It is one of the most celebrated traditions in Haitian culture. It is a day to recognize and honor workers, farmers, laborers, and the deep agricultural history of the country. Labor Day is celebrated across the nation with fairs and...
“Who Can You Really Trust?” Have you ever had your trust and confidence broken? Have you ever told someone your deepest feelings, only to have them throw them to the wind? Once you place your confidence in someone, and it is broken, it can almost wipe you out. You feel you can’t trust anyone again…...
Jackson… We first met Jackson in the mountains of Savaan Pit, Haiti. We had just finished a Mobile Clinic and were waiting on the trucks to come and get us. A young man (probably Jackson’s relative) came with Jackson. We had never seen a young boy with a “huge belly” like that! Jackson came over...
Today, with a broken heart, I want to share that Jackson passed away last night here in Santo Domingo and has now gone home to be with the Lord. Jackson fought kidney disease for almost his entire life. Through countless treatments, dialysis, pain, hospital visits, and uncertainty, he fought bravely. I watched him endure far...
In the mountains of Haiti, families forced from their homes are fighting to survive with almost nothing. Through faith, compassion, and urgent food relief, Love A Child brings hope to those facing hunger and uncertainty. This moving episode reveals what happens when suffering meets God’s love in action, showing the heartbreak of displacement, the power...
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 We must realize that even “bad things” can work out to be good, a marriage that went wrong, a heartbreak, a job loss, something that we looked forward to, and...
This is one of my favorite pictures! Not all the older girls in our orphanage were here, but when Stanley came back from college, his “sisters” tackled him with hugs and kisses! Our kids have grown up “as a family,” even though many came from circumstances of one or two adults (family members), who helped...
GOD HAS MORE MIRACLES THAN WE HAVE NEEDS! “… With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” Mark 10:27 Today, you may be facing the Red Sea. Be ready, the Lord is about to open the Red Sea and you will walk across on dry land! When you get...
Her real name is Hannah Jean Jules! She was born in the mountains of Demesseau, Haiti. Her mother died when she was a baby. Since her father could not raise her, elderly “Pastor Emmanuel” brought the baby down the mountains to our orphanage. She was in very poor health and suffered from severe malnutrition. We...
