“He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.” (Proverbs 28:27) We live here in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and it’s also one of the poorest in the world. There is enough wealth here in Haiti to create jobs, feed the...
GWO MACHE MIRAK MARKET PLACE FOOD DISTRIBUTION: Thank you for helping to make an impact! Our Haitian sons and staff distributed Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) meals today at the marketplace. The vendors don't make a lot of money during these times, so we blessed them for Easter. Oh, were they thankful and happy!...
This is a big weekend for everyone! All the Haitians are getting ready for Easter Sunday. Our children really look forward to it, but today, they get to ride on our “school bus,” and go down the road here in Fond Parisien, to the “Lake!” (Here in this area, there are no parks, no movie...
Many studies over the years show that deep, cyclical poverty is rooted in a lack of basic resources, like water, food, and shelter. Lack of resources is often exacerbated by poor community and governmental structures. Haiti is a good example of all of this, lacking clean drinking water, fertile lands for crops, poor housing, and...
“The Widow’s Mite…” “For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.” (John 12:43) This is what John said about the people who believed in Jesus, but did not want to confess him… they were afraid they would be “kicked out of the temple,” because they wanted the “praise of men”...
He was “a skeleton” when we brought him back to our orphanage! Everyone who saw him thought that he would die. He was “very young and very frail!” We thought that even if we brought him home, he would probably die anyway… he was that close to starvation! We did all we could, but he...
This note just came in from Dieuferly, our Haitian son. So many of our Haitian sons helped with this, and they had distributions in several more villages today! Good job! They really have a passion for the poor! Please read below: Hello Mom and Dad, it was a great pleasure today to work in the...
Families displaced by political unrest and gang violence in Haiti are now living in desperate conditions, hungry, afraid, and praying for help. In this episode, Bobby and Sherry travel across a large lake to reach a remote village where families have been pushed from their homes and left with very little. Through the generosity of...
Live for the future, not the past… “… forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 Some people live only in the past. I met a person the other day, and her whole conversation was about all of...
Yesterday, our older “grown-up” boys and LAC staff distributed boxes of food to 8 villages! Be looking for the pictures this evening with stories. This morning, we were all at the Food Distribution Center loading the trucks for 8 more villages today! Everyone in the whole area is very happy and excited because they will...
