Each day here in Haiti, the first thing when we wake up and the last thing of the day is always “bad news.” The three major gangs that control Haiti are still at work. One of them has confiscated all the huge fuel trucks. These are the same trucks that bring fuel to us here at Love A Child, for all our projects. We run on “diesel fuel” because Haitian electricity is not something we can count on… so, we have big generators. They run our Clinic, our Orphanage, our Birthing Center, our Malnutrition Clinic, and all the housing for our Haitian employees. But now, there are no more diesel trucks coming!

We used to be able to go to a grocery store on Sunday after Church and eat in a restaurant. (A little small thing to get away from the pressures of the week.) But now, we cannot go there due to the gangs, and of course, no fuel. We can no longer bring in missionary teams to help us. We used to be able to go much further into Haiti to do Food Distributions ourselves… but now, we have to stay back and let our Haitian teams go. Tomorrow, we have a small village to go to, and there are some military guys with guns that will go with us. But they don’t have much fuel, and cannot assist us in other areas.

We used to be able to take all our Haitian children to the beach on a weekend, and have a picnic. But we cannot do that anymore… Now, we pray over all our older children who are going to college, that God will take care of them and not let them get kidnapped!

People have asked us, “Why don’t you just leave Haiti and go back to the States for good?” The answer is found in God’s Word… Jesus said, “No man, having put his ‘hand to the plough and looking back,’ is fit for the Kingdom of Heaven.” Luke 9:62

“Haiti is not a country… it is a Calling.” Everything happens in the timing of God… so for now, we have our “hands on the plough,” and eyes on the Lord… Thank you for your prayers, that cover us day and night, here in Haiti. Sherry