Our sweet Dimelia is recovering from surgery and skin grafts due to severe burns that she received when she was a small child. Her father had brought her to us from the mountains of Haiti with so much scar tissue. She will need one or two more surgeries on her chest and neck and then...
We welcome the Faith Church team from St. Louis and Palm Beach today! They have just arrived. We will have pictures and updates later. Love is something you do! Bobby and Sherry
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:7-8 —Do you remember the song, “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” “Love” has everything to do with it. God is love! And if...
This young boy’s name is Fritzner Burnette. He was born in Covant, a remote village on top of the highest mountain in Haiti. His poor mother struggled every day to have food and proper shelter. She was in poor health and died of Eclampsia, also known as “childbirth fever,” shortly after his birth. Little Fritzner...
Haiti has a uniquely tragic history as many of you know, and its people suffer from one disaster after another. We find that Love A Child has an army of partners and supporters that have been committed to helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti. We are so grateful for everyone’s continuing support of...
At 5:00 AM this morning, Mark and Jesse Ostrander left for the U.S. Tomorrow Faith Church and their team come in from St. Louis and Palm Beach. On Sunday, Carlos returns from the Dominican Republic. Next week David George returns to Haiti. Pastor Randy Landis is sending a group down to build two houses in...
“Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9 – Let us be strong and of a good courage, the Lord is with us. Don’t be afraid to do what the Lord has told you to do!...
This little sweetie is Mika. We found her in the village of Madamn Bauje several years ago. She was just sitting in the dirt with pigs looking for any scrap of food nearby. Mika was so tiny and undernourished that we thought she was about nine months old, but she was already two-years-old. This sad...
We just received an update on Dimelia from her host Mom, Lori Hodell: “Dimilia had an appointment at Shriners Hospital yesterday to have her stents taken down. She did great even though it was somewhat painful. The doctor was so pleased with how well the graft took. He said it couldn't look better. Her Care...
Here is a tough scripture in the Bible… “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 – Let us forgive those...