Jackson developed Kwashiorkor Malnutrition at a young age. When we were doing a Mobile Medical Clinic up in the mountains, one of Jackson’s relatives brought him to us. His belly was so big I was afraid to make the trip down the mountain with him because I thought he would die en route. His stomach...
The Fond Parisien road, one week ago, opened from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The road has been closed for several months, preventing all commerce from the mountains or Port-Au-Prince from coming through. The community brigade was in charge of closing the road. They were afraid the gangs would send guns and ammunition hidden in...
ON THE WINNING SIDE: I feel in the spirit of the Lord, this is for someone special. If the devil has knocked you down, then get back up!! “If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Romans...
This is Fabiola. She is now 16. I wrote about her a few days ago, explaining how she came to our Love A Child Orphanage. She told me she wanted to be a pediatrician. (That would be great if God provides the funds when she finishes high school.) Fabiola is in 10th grade and loves...
As many of you may know, Jackson is home at our orphanage. He has been home for two weeks. He is still on dialysis and all his medical reports are sent to his doctors in the Dominican Republic. Jackson is in high school and is very intelligent. Jackson’s medical problem was caused by Kwashiorkor Malnutrition....
Answering the Call... “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, “Lord, here am I. Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 Nowadays, when missionaries are asked to serve in a foreign field, they want to find out “what the job security” is like? How much will they be paid? What about medical...
Ginyia is now 11 years old and in the 6th grade! Her mother died during a c-section. Her father left her and went to the Dominican Republic. He never returned. In the meantime, she was raised by her 17-year-old cousin. When the young girl could no longer “be the mother,” Ginyia was taken to Social...
When you do not have naturally available rich, fertile dirt for gardens, you have to make your own. We demonstrate and teach two ways of doing that at our Agricultural Training Center (ATC). One way is composting organic material and biomass by "aerobic and anaerobic composting," which relies on microbes and organisms in the soil...
"Surrounded by a Cloud of Witnesses..." Hebrews 12:1 I have a little story to tell you. It happened to me recently... Even as I sit here writing this "Personal Letter," I feel the Holy Spirit so near... (You may know what I'm talking about.) We had recently flown to the States to take care of...
You can see “mischief” in her eyes! Ha! Mikalange is the “outspoken” part of her twin, Mika. Mikalange is funny, loud, inquisitive, and holds back nothing. She and her twin, Mika, came from the village of Covant, the “most difficult to reach” mountain project. (Their mother, after death, could not care for two more children....