A doctor can only treat what they can identify. And that makes our laboratory one of the most important rooms at Love A Child. Our lab technicians at the Love A Child Clinic and Birthing Center run the tests and operate the equipment that gives our doctors the information they need to treat hundreds of...
Keeping the tanks full is part of keeping Love A Child moving! In Haiti, we dispense diesel a little differently. During the day, Stefano and Oli are filling our vehicles five gallons at a time. And sometimes, in the middle of the night, George and Joseph are out there doing the same thing to keep...
House #18 is for the Fremond Guettie family in the village of Petit-Goâve. Praise report!! Madamn Fremond lost her little son during Hurricane Melissa in the South. The house where she lived with her family was completely buried under mud, leaving her and her loved ones with nowhere to stay. Today, thanks to Love A...
We are asking our friends and Love A Child family to please pray for our Health Services Director, Nixon. He has been in the hospital since Friday and is facing some serious health concerns. His heart and kidneys are swollen, and the doctors have told us that his heart is not receiving enough oxygen. Nixon...
Some of the older girls from our Children’s Home have been working hard each day, helping with the Fond Parisien feeding program. Preparing and serving that many meals from one kitchen is quite an operation, and these young ladies have been a tremendous help! A big THANK YOU to Sandraline, Mikalange, Esther, Rodna, Hanna, Jolina,...
Yesterday our semi broke down right at the Dominican border while picking up a container. George called our mechanic team, and after a lot of effort, they got the truck back to Love A Child. After tearing into the fuel system, our guys found the problem: one tiny, clogged part. They cleared it, and the...
U.S. gardeners usually put in only one or maybe two gardens a year: a Spring-Summer garden and a Fall-Winter garden. Even just two seasonal gardens are a lot of continual work throughout the year, but in Haiti there can be multiple gardens in a year, as their growing season never stops. Even if you grew...
We had a little buzz around the kitchen this week! A swarm of bees decided the wall near our employee kitchen looked like a great place to call home. Our Haitian staff was quick to tell us, “Don’t kill the bees, they are a blessing!” So we called the local “bee man.” He found the...
After a devastating flood swept through southern Haiti, families who lost homes and loved ones begin to rebuild with faith and determination. Love A Child joins the community as new homes are dedicated, keys are placed in grateful hands, and voices rise in praise. Through local labor, donor support, and the hope of Christ, lives...
This scripture is from Deuteronomy 20:1. The Lord was talking to the children of Israel through Moses, His servant... “When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses, and chariots, and a people more than you, be not afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, which brought you...