Our “watered down Gospel.”

Have you noticed changes in our churches nowadays? We are in the times of the “new religion,” where we no longer preach again sin, but rather, make sure that everyone is happy with a short, “boring” sermon. We live in Haiti, but some of the stuff we see on TV, and on the internet, doesn’t even resemble a church service.

When is the last time you “felt the presence of the Holy Spirit,” and people were moved with conviction, with tears running down their faces? Many churches I see on TV have a “watered down Gospel.” If people are not “running to the altar,” with the convicting power of the Holy Spirit, something is wrong. We cannot be ashamed of the Gospel, “For whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He shall come in His own Glory and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.” Luke 9:26

I grew up in the woods of Pennsylvania and went to a little country church. The pastor was not a “hell fire and damnation,” preacher, but when he gave the Word, you would feel tears of conviction coming down your face and people would “run” to the altar! It’s time to get into a church, where the Spirit of God is moving and where “worship” is number one! Just look at our country today… If ever we needed a “move of the Spirit of God” (like in the olden days), we need it NOW!

Let us pray for our churches and our country… We really need a great movement of the power of God!!

Sherry

“Lending to the Lord.”

How would you like to “lend money to the Lord?” That seems impossible but the Bible declares, “He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he, (you), have given, will He pay him again.” Proverbs 19:17

To those of you who have been giving to the Lord, blessings are about to take you over! When Bobby and I first moved to Haiti, the Lord spoke to us about “giving to the poor.” We thought, “Wow, ‘we’ are poor. How can we give to the poor?”

But, the Lord was teaching us that there is always a way to give to the poor, if your heart is open, and no, we have never gone broke, “giving to the poor.” We were in a small church one night in Melbourne, Florida, many years ago. A “man of God,” was there ministering. We were flat broke and had hardly anything for the offering, but we gave what little we had. He talked to us a short time after, and said, “I see that you will be going overseas and you will be working with ‘poor children of another race’ in another country, and you will be in a ‘two-story’ orphanage. And God will bless you!!”

At that time, we had never even thought about an orphanage in a foreign country, but that is exactly what happened. And, as we moved and obeyed the Lord in giving to the poor, God’s blessings began to come upon us! We still love to give to the poor! And we know that you do, too… Expect God to keep His Word and He will!!! Look for those blessings to come!!! And, have a blessed day!

Sherry

GOD LOVES A SAD GIVER!  

NO! THE LORD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER.

“He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9: 6 & 7

God has a formula, his plan works!

Missionary Bobby Burnette

Nelson… From, “I Don’t Need You, to… I Love You, I Want You!”

Nelson is now 12 years old and in 5th grade! His goal in life is to be a mechanic! Although Love A Child has lots of needs for another mechanic, the real reason for young boys wanting to “be a mechanic,” is usually so that they can drive a vehicle! Hmmm.

Nelson is a sweet, young boy and works “very hard!” He is always up early, at 4:30 a.m., watering the garden, cleaning, and disinfecting things, picking up trash, and feeding the donkeys (names, Bobo, and DiDi). He looks great now, getting some little muscles and he is “solid” in his strength… and, he can do “cartwheels,” and is very “acrobatic!”

If we had not rescued him at a young age, he would have died. His parents are deeply involved in Voodoo. When Nelson was born, he could not walk, so his parents would sit him the in sun, on the ground. He usually sat on his knees bent backward and he would sit for hours, with no food or water. The kids in the village would make fun of him and call him “pa bezouin,” (I don’t need you). He had malnutrition when we got him from the village and was near death… But, when God moves in, hope moves in!! This little boy’s life is changed forever!!! Every child is a “work of art,” in God’s eyes. We love Nelson “very, very much.”

Sherry

No matter what battle you are facing today, know this, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31

The same one who opened up the Red Sea, fell the walls of Jericho, opened the eyes of the blind, and caused deaf to hear is the same one who is “for us!”

Blessings, Sherry

Betina Carla Pierre is now 12 years old and in 5th grade. She does well in school. The kids call her “Deep Eyes,” because she has big eyes. She was born after the earthquake in a rough area called “Cite Soleil,” or the city of the sun.

As she grew older her parents didn’t have enough to feed her so they abandoned her. A social worker found her and brought her to us. She loves to do Praise Dances but doesn’t like any other kind of dance. She is not “into sports,” but would rather color or draw. She loves cleaning her room, telling jokes, and loves dolls. She wants to be a nurse, but we will see… Betina is a young and pretty girl, and she is very sweet!!! Betina is a smart little girl, and she can be anything she wants to be, but let’s wait and see… She may surprise us!!! We all love Betina!

Sherry