We call him “little Samuel,” because we have two Samuels… So, he is “little Samuel” (Lamothe). He is now six years old and “as smart as a whip!” Little Samuel came to us at the age of two, by Social Services. I remember the day they brought him… His father[…]
“What You Don’t Know is Bigger Than You.” – A Haitian Creole Proverb That is certainly true of little Djoulins (pronounced Jou-lins). He is now in our Malnutrition Center and ready to be released. You may say, “He doesn’t look malnourished to me!” Yes, that’s true. But, as the Creole[…]
“And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the[…]
Betina is a “different” little girl! She is now 10 and is in 6th grade! (Haiti schools just now opened here in Fond Parisien, but not in other areas). Betina “loves” to clean! (Her sisters love her for this. Ha!) She keeps her closet “somewhat” orderly, and she is always[…]
No other time in the History of Haiti has there been such a famine for food. The roads being blocked, the ports being closed, along with heavily armed gangs controlling the country have contributed to creating the perfect storm of suffering for the Haitian people. Today the Love A Child[…]
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[…]
“Always Looking for Something Lost…” God is concerned about every aspect of our lives. He is concerned when we lose someone we love, or something that we need. In Luke 15:5-10 you’ll find the story of the little woman who “lost her coin” and swept her house until she found it.[…]
Sandraline has always been a “sweety!” She is now 13, and loves little children, helping the moms, and working in the Malnutrition Clinic! She was born in Croix-de-Bouquets, about an hour from us. All we know about her family is that her mom died when she was a baby and[…]
Philimond and Ezekiel have been in line for hours in our semi trying to cross the border into the Dominican Republic to buy cheaper diesel fuel… not the “black market fuel.” Looks like it is not possible today. There are hundreds of trucks in line trying to find fuel just[…]
But, What if We “Lose Our Hope?” Haitians live by proverbs… One proverb is “Espwa Fe Viv,” or “Hope Makes Us Live.” Many of you know some of what is going on in Haiti, and if you do not, read the Miami Herald, or look up “Gangs in Haiti,” and[…]
