You may remember the story of Colin… One day, when he was very young, his mother made a big pot of rice. As his whole family of kids finished eating, Colin began to scrape the burned rice from the bottom. (Haitians love this!) As Colin was eating, his father (deep[…]
LATEST NEWS: Yesterday evening, we met with some of the Board of Directors in meetings and had dinner at P.F. Changs. We had a delicious meal and wonderful fellowship! This morning, we will be having our Love A Child Board Meeting in Fort Myers, Florida. Things are going well, and[…]
FEELING LIKE QUITTING AND THROWING IN THE TOWEL! We have all felt like this at times. Especially here in Haiti, facing all the problems and the gangs on top of that. It’s easy to give up, but we can’t. We must go forward in our lives. “Be strong and of a[…]
This is one girl who will go far in her life!!! This is Rebecca. Nelio, our Haitian Director, is credited with rescuing Rebecca from a horrible life journey. I remember the day that Nelio called me and told me that a man was getting ready to sell a little girl[…]
Peace in a world full of chaos: “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John[…]
It seems like yesterday when Rachael’s mother came to see me. She had a tiny baby wrapped in a blanket who was very sick and very small. I tried to help her all I could, but she kept coming back with this tiny baby. She had a tough life and[…]
The young lady who was walking to the clinic this morning made the journey because she was very sick. She had been vomiting for 2 weeks and had become extremely dehydrated. She almost made it to the clinic when she passed out. It is a miracle we found her. Dr.[…]
This young lady was walking to our clinic this morning. I was with some men pointing out some jobs that needed to be done around the compound when we spotted her passed out on the sidewalk. I ran to get the doctor and help. There was no time to get[…]
“Having the Last Word…” Have you ever heard anyone say that… “Well, I got in the last word!” “Having the last word” in a dispute or quarrel doesn’t mean “you won.” Proverbs 15:1 says, “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” It is human nature[…]
Yolanda is one of two girls at the orphanage that I really depend on. She will let me know when they are low on eggs, or if the kids need new school shoes, or the boys need underwear, etc. Today, I got an “emergency request” from Yolanda. It was… “Mom![…]
