Stephano has not always had that “winning smile.” When he was very young, his mother had been put in prison. When she was released she could not care for him because she had mental problems, and his father had abandoned Stephano when he was born. That is when the Department[…]
Bobby and I are just sitting here talking and thanking God for what He has brought us through, and also thinking about all our wonderful partners, who have “had our backs” all this time in Haiti! If it were not for you, your love, your prayers, your encouragement, and your[…]
“For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 When I was little girl, my mother took all five of us kids to church on Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night. I always looked forward to Wednesday night, because Superman came on[…]
Colin’s first picture really shows the fear and torment on his face. He was born into a large family. His father was deeply involved in Voodoo and was very “mean!” When Colin’s mother cooked food, it was a large pot of rice! All Haitian children love rice that sticks to[…]
Life is not fair, sometimes… Madamn Medjine is a typical poor Haitian mother who struggles to feed her children each day. Her life “depends” on selling at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but due to political problems, she cannot sell there. She was pregnant and had no[…]
Beware of your adversary… “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 We must be wise this day. The devil is our adversary and wants to destroy you and me. He is seeking us to devour us today. Satan[…]
Natalie… She was less than a year old when she was brought to us, needing medical care. Her mother had died, so Natalie was automatically considered an orphan, because “Haitian fathers, cannot, or don’t want to, care for a newborn.” Regardless, we went on a hunting trip for her father.[…]
This village has been praying for food. Saintard is a village in a very remote area of South Haiti. These ladies came representing 153 families to pick up their rice, beans, and cooking oil. This area has been in a severe drought and most of the farmers are very old.[…]
“Do what you can do and let God do the rest…” In 1st Kings, Chapter 17, there is a story we are all familiar with… Elijah and the poor widow woman. Elijah has been at the brook Cherith due to famine. He has been getting water from the brook and the[…]
Her real birth name is Nazalie but when I first saw her, I thought that “Nazalie” was an ugly name for that beautiful baby, so we called her “Rachael.” Her mother died in childbirth and her father could not afford to buy milk for her. She came “from far away.”[…]
