Yesterday, we spent time with our Haitian children, trying to encourage them, but the looks on their faces were total despair, with eyes filled with tears. Our Christmas tree is still up with gifts under it, and no child has ever attempted to “look inside” the bags! It is like being “frozen in time.”

January 1st is the biggest holiday in Haiti, where everyone has “pumpkin soup.” It is usually a day of church services and just greeting everyone and praying blessings over them for the New Year… But this year, we could feel the sadness in the air… We had no big Christmas dinner, no pumpkin soup, and did not celebrate the New Year. Instead of happiness, we saw tears in their eyes. We have never been through anything like this in our lives. We have been through much here in Haiti since we moved here in 1991, but never anything like this…

When we go to sleep at night, it’s not sleep. We are awake all night with a heavy spirit. We cannot even imagine the nightmare that they face every day and every night… (This makes 15 days.) It is hard to look our Haitian girls in the face without crying… because no one wants to cry in front of everyone else. To describe it, it almost feels like someone you love died.

To make matters worse, there are “two main gangs” on the main street that runs in front of Love A Child, and they are at war with each other. This street which used to have a lot of motor and foot traffic, cars and containers, is empty!

Our Haitian Director tries to stay in contact with us each day to bring some little piece of hope, but it is really difficult. They want money, and non-profits cannot give money to terrorists.

Our Love A Child workers must feel so discouraged. Ten were kidnapped, along with our Haitian children.

Our only hope is in the Lord!

We have come to realize, fully, after all these years in Haiti, what Jesus meant when He said, “No man, having put his hands to plough, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of Heaven.” God has taken care of us, our own children, our Haitian children, and our workers all these years, and He will never fail us.

Our Hands are still “on the plough,” and our “boots are still on the ground.” We will keep on praying and believing and trusting the God who never fails…

Thank you for your prayers and support.

Sherry