We may be in Haiti, but our hearts are broken for our friends and the people who have been hit by the devastating storms and tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you today. Jesus is a healer of broken hearts. Psalm 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6 We are praying...
"Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew all His praise?" Psalm 106: 1,2 Can you praise the Lord when you are in the valley? Can you praise the Lord when...
Yesterday, Alex and I drove over to Bahrain, Dominican Republic, to attend the wedding of our good friends, Mackenson and Stephanie. Sherry could not travel with us because she is preparing for our Mobile Clinic this week and the feeding program. Alex and I returned back around 11:00 a.m. to Love A Child today. The...
Joseph… His real name is Bebeto. I just had to change his name to Joseph! He and his sister, Sarah, were brought to us by a Haitian pastor when his mother died. (It is difficult for a poor father to care for a baby.) Joseph is quiet and thoughtful. He is always trying to help...
Eight-month-old Hans Terrane is the youngest of six children. The family lives in a small dwelling made of rusty metal sheets… hot in the summer. In the rainy season, water falls between the pieces of tin and the dwelling is covered with water. But that's not the problem with the baby. Hans is suffering from...
"Give Me Something Hard to Do." God is a big God! Sometimes, we are afraid to pray and tell God what we need, because it is a "big thing." But, God loves those "hard things to do!" There is a great story in the Bible in II Kings Chapter 3. Elisha has just gotten the...
He’s probably one of the quietest boys at our Love A Child Home. He is so sweet and always ready to do anything you ask. Raphael came to us along with two sisters. They were born in Cape Haitian. We were told by their aunt, that their parents died when a Haitian boat capsized. Raphael's...
These are some of our Love A Child older children, who have a “dream” of attaining a college degree. Davidson, Stanley, Kidney, Kenson, Jonas, Jean Edward, Pistache, James, Bianca, Daniella, Sarah, Lomene, Fabienne, Widlene, Esther, Lovely, and Jean Gardy. Roselyne is in the Dominican Republic, taking care of Yonel after his hand surgery. Some have been...
(Warning: Graphic Photo) Frandy Merand is a young man, age 24, and the father of two children. He lives with his family in the village of Fond Bayard. He was getting ready to go to work when he noticed swelling in his leg and thigh. He went immediately to his father, a witch doctor, who...
“In God’s Time… Not Your Time…” Do you ever notice how we try to “put God in a box,” and ask Him to do things “when we want it, and how we want it?” He never forgets our earnest prayers, but we run out of patience. The Bible says, “But when the fullness of time was...
