We awoke early this morning feeling very sick from the Chikungunya virus. We headed out for the Dominican Republic and after a very long eight-hour ride, we finally made it into Bavaro. We pray that this will be a fruitful week and that we find the land needed to build the school for the poor Haitian migrant children in the sugar cane camps. Bon Dieu Konnen – God knows. Sherry

We are now passing through Santo Domingo, only three more hours to go. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers! Bobby

Sherry and I have come down with the Chikungunya virus. We both have a high fever, aching bones, and it’s awful. Early this morning we are making a ten-hour drive to the Dominican Republic. Thank the Lord that our Haitian driver Philemon will be driving us. We are meeting with Carlos to look at two different pieces of land in the sugarcane camps (bateyes). Lord willing, we will return to Haiti on Friday. Please pray for the Lord to heal us, and for the Lord to give us the land to build a Love A Child school for the little Haitian children in these camps who have never been to school. Love is something you do. Bobby and Sherry

We are now getting ready to register many of the poor children in the mountains to attend schools. These little darlings are in their uniforms and have sponsors, which allow them to attend school. Without a sponsor, they cannot attend school, have a hot meal each day, or have hope for their futures. Sadly, there are still many poor children who do not have sponsors. Click here if you would like to change two lives – yours and theirs. Sherry

Our Love A Child missionaries Robert and Durkje de Vries are in Oregon today awaiting the birth of their first grandchild. Little Olivier will be here any day or minute now. I hope we will see some baby pictures soon. Robert and Durkje will be returning to Haiti on June 21st. Their son Pieter has also spent some time here in Haiti as a missionary for Love A Child. Bobby and Sherry

“There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.” Proverbs: 13:7 – May the Lord give us wisdom to discern what truly are great riches in our lives. Bobby

This little fellow is Kevenson from the village across the lake that we call Le Tant Two. Our friend Carolyn Bishop found him severely malnourished. After weeks in the hospital, they asked if he could stay here for five months to recuperate. He has a fever now, so our orphanage moms put a little wet cloth on his head, cut “holes in a tee shirt” and soaked it with cool water. They call him Ti WA, which means little king!

Our little darling Dimilia will soon be going to Boston for her third surgery. She will have some additional skin graft releases done because of the horrible burns that she suffered before her father brought her here to live with us. She has already had skin graft surgeries on her neck and the inside of her underarm area, and now she needs a third surgery. It just takes one child to change a nation. Sherry

“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity (love), it profiteth me nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3 – Love is a great gift. Let’s show God’s love to each other and all of those around us today. Bobby

Update on “baby-no name…” The little baby who was abandoned by his mother and left at our front gate on Sunday morning about a week ago is still at the Petit Fre ak Se Hospital in Port-au-Prince. (It is a very good hospital for children and babies.) He was “not going to make it” for a while, but he is making a slow recovery and is still hanging in there. More news should be coming in a few days. God bless you, Sherry