“Be Still and Know that I Am God!” I love a good church service. I must say that I really miss the African American church services where Bobby and I first began our ministry. I loved the music and the songs. But, I also loved Katheryn Kuhlman’s services. She was different. She really believed in honoring and respecting...
Lucson is from the village of Covant. His parents attended the church we built there, high in the mountains. But when Lucson was born, his mother died from “childbirth fever” (infection.) His father could not care for him, so he was brought to our orphanage. Lucson is small for his age, but he is very...
Many people came to the Lord this morning! I preached this morning on the “Touch of Faith” from Luke 8:43 through verse 47. The woman had an issue of blood for 12 years. She pressed her way through to Jesus and was healed! Some of our children re-enacted the story from the Bible. Reach out...
"Fear Not... Be of Good Cheer. For I Believe God!" Acts 27:24,25 Many years ago, when we first began working in Haiti, I was taking a Mobile Clinic team to La Gonave Island, Haiti. The boats going over to the island at that time, were "old dilapidated" fishing boats with holes in them. I really...
Wilguens is the brother of Fabiola. He is now in the 6th grade. Of all the boys, Wilguens is different. He is quiet and studious. He never gets in trouble!! He “thinks things through.” When Wilguen’s mother died, the “stepmother” did not want Wilguens nor his sister, Fabiola. The children were often left alone and hungry. Sometimes,...
Wow! Fast! Pastor Ostrander and his Haitian dream team crew know how to walk the dog!! Remember the post I did on Wednesday, when Pastor Mark and his crew started putting the roof on the future team housing? Well, yesterday, Pastor Mark had to leave for America, going through the Dominican Republic around 10:00 a.m.,...
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.” Psalms 46: 1, 2 I felt within my spirit to give you these comforting words from Psalms this morning. Bobby Burnette
I had thought last Saturday, that all of our solar had come in from America. I just found out that all the connectors for the 1184 solar panels and cables were not in the container. The good news is that I was told another container with the connectors and cables should be here this week!...
Nelson used to be called “Pa Bezouin Ou,” as in “I don’t need you,” or “I don’t want you!” His parents lived in a village that was mostly Voodoo, without any love. We rescued Nelson one day during a “Food Distribution.” He would never be the same. He now goes to school and is in...
On May 1st in Haiti, it is National Agricultural and Worker Day. Farmer John’s [butcher shop] is planning a big party to celebrate all of the amazing farmers in the community along with our Agricultural Training Center (ATC), and the Poul Mirak Co-operatif. Farmer John’s is a business in the Gwo Maché Mirak (Grand Miracle...
