This week Love A Child takes you to Old Letant, a poor fishing village in Haiti. Relying on the volatile industry for food, these families know hunger all too well. Children spend their days at the lake fishing for scraps, giving what they can to their mothers so their siblings can be fed. Mothers’ hearts...
“The Gift of Mercy...” In Luke 10:30-17 is, I believe, one of Jesus’ most famous sermons and a great lesson in life for us. A certain man was traveling from Jerusalem “down” to Jericho. The man fell among thieves, who stripped him of clothes, took everything he had, and left him “half dead” on the...
Thank you to everyone that has been praying for Job! His fever broke and the prognosis is good. The doctors removed his catheter this afternoon, put a cast on his leg, and got him up and moving. We are hoping to get the clearance to leave the hospital tomorrow. Job wants out of here! With...
This morning, Stephanie, one of our older girls, came to see me with this baby girl in her arms. (Stephanie already has one child - a little boy.) She told us that the mother of this child “went crazy,” and did not want this baby!! So, Stephanie took a big step to raise this baby!!...
After living and working here in Haiti for over 33 years, we began to understand more about the life of the poor. We used to think, “Why do these poor women have children they cannot afford?” It is a very complicated thing. As soon as one is married, the woman is expected to have a...
“I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut in sunder the bars of iron; And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by...
Today, the Lord’s blessings came down as we entered the village of Old Letant. With enough food for 200 families, we also cooked delicious meals for 100 children! There were 43,200 “Feed My Starving Children” meals in those boxes! The food is not only delicious, but full of vitamins, soy, and vegetables! This is the...
Job is one of the kids from the Children's Home. He has a pleasant disposition, always smiling, always respectful, and never a problem. He is 14 years old and is already about 6'2". Job broke his leg a few years ago. He has had pain that comes and goes for years, but never has complained...
“When we’re at our worst, God is at His best!” The story of the Israelites and their battle with Pharaoh and the Red Sea has such a deep message… After 400 years of slavery in total bondage, being tortured, beaten, and many killed, they are set free by the God of Israel whom they have...
