“WE ARE FOOLS FOR CHRIST'S SAKE...” I was raised with a woman, who wasn't my mother since I was two weeks old. But to me, she was my mother. However, I was not treated very well. I was not loved. I became a Christian when I was 16 years old and was "set on fire"...
Dimelia (Dumolia) is a sweetheart! We have lots of young ladies who have grown up in our orphanage and are now married or in college. We first met Dumolia when her father brought her to us from the mountains. She was probably about four and had been badly burned about a year before that. She had...
In a nation besieged by political turmoil, while its citizen’s cries for help go unanswered, stories of resilience and hope emerge. Listen to a young girl, thrust prematurely into adulthood, who shoulders the burden of her family’s survival during these difficult times. Witness the struggles of a mother wrestling with the daily uncertainty of feeding...
This morning we loaded 43,500 Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) meals for our food distribution tomorrow morning. We'll be in an undisclosed location for security reasons. The children and the families there are very hungry. Some children have not had a meal in two days. In the morning, we'll also be cooking a hot meal...
“Abandoned” Have you ever been “abandoned?” It really means “left behind” or forgotten about. Sometimes, we have read that a baby was found “abandoned” in a garbage can. People abandon puppies or dogs they don’t want. But being “abandoned” can mean many other things, too. A husband leaves his faithful wife after many years for...
In the “extremely poor,” village of mud huts and hungry children, little Maniolita spends her days alone in her “mud and stick” room in a tiny hut. Her mother, Madamn Altidor, works in the streets, or sometimes the market, selling anything she can. On many days, there is not enough food so the children drink...
February 8th. Prime Minister Ariel Henry did not resign last evening. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry gave a brief public address last evening calling for calm as violent protests have erupted across the country, demanding he step down. Henry's speech did little to appease the tens of thousands of angry and frustrated people over gang...
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 — I believe more in the invisible than the things, which are seen. Faith is the evidence of things not seen! By faith, I can see the Lord saving your family right now, healing your body, prospering you, getting...
This afternoon, I took these pictures of Pastor Mark Ostrander and his construction team (Dream Team), building housing for future missionary teams amid chaos here. We are looking past today, into the future of Haiti! The best is yet to come! Every Haitian who has a job, they say, feeds 10 people. Love is something...
Today is February 7th! Today, a new president is supposed to be sworn in here in Haiti! This can't happen because Haiti's Prime Minister had no elections in Haiti last November, as promised. Former rebel leader Guy Philippe, along with many tens of thousands of Haitians across the whole country, are demanding the ousting of...
