Life in Haiti is brutal, and every member of the family must work to survive. Your heart will break as you watch children walk barefoot across rocky terrain looking for something to eat, while other children crush a handful of food, meant to feed themselves and their siblings for the day, in a pilon. They...
“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.” Isaiah 1:19 — I met Bobby in an old-fashioned tent revival in Orlando, Florida. I was 17 and he was 18. After the service that night, Bobby shook hands with my mother and me. He told my mother, “The Lord showed...
Please pray! We have two apartments where our 13 college children live while in school. Today, they could not attend college due to shooting everywhere. I hear tomorrow may be worse. I heard many other things today, but I don't know if it’s rumor or truth. Pray for Haiti! We need help. We need multilateral...
Jackson and Job successfully made it to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. They crossed the border safely. They met Philemond and the nurses in Bani. The crew then made their way to Santo Domingo and settled in. The doctor wanted to see them immediately, so we met her at her office at about 8:00 p.m. She...
This scripture is so true… “… He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 When we soweth a bountiful harvest, we shall reap a bountiful harvest! God has a formula for success,...
Betina was born after the 2010 earthquake in a place called “Cite Soleil.” Anyone who knows Haiti knows that this is a high-crime area. Betina came from a large family. There was never enough food for everyone. Her parents abandoned her, and she was rescued by some social workers. She was very shy when she...
"Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them..." - Jeremiah 29:5 When Love A Child acquired the land that is now Love A Child Village, where the Children’s Home and the Clinics, School, and Church are, it was a dry and dusty, arid tangled mass of non-productive...
Job, Jackson, and Philemond, along with Jackson's two dialysis nurses left this morning for the Dominican Republic. PTL! The border is open! Jackson will undergo several tests. He has not been well lately. He will also undergo an operation on his right leg. Notice how his right leg bends inward? He will be having an...
What an incredible scripture from the Word of God… “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31) We “all” have battles to face and everyone is different. Some battles are financial, some are physical or emotional, and other battles are set before us as a “test.” We are here in Haiti,...
We found Jackson during a Mobile Medical Clinic in Savaan Pit, Haiti, in the mountains. His belly was so swollen with water due to malnutrition that we could barely pick him up! He insisted that we "take him back with us..." When we told him we could not, he began to cry and cry... So,...
