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 cleaning. Here, she is cleaning...
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 crew in Anse-à-Veau returned to...
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 can be fed. Mothers’ hearts...
"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. I have read this story...
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 her father only had a...
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 across the border. Our semi...
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 you will see what is...
Is it time for a spiritual check up? The Bible says, “There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” 1 Corinthians 15:44 – Once a year, Sherry and I go see the doctor for a physical check up. It’s also important in our lives to have a spiritual check up. I’ve learned something very important...
Lionel is a very sweet young teenager. He just turned 14 years old. Lionel gets up early in the morning and helps wash the car, helps with the plants and yard work, helps feed the horses, and chases down the donkeys to feed them too! He is kind and obedient!! He will be in the 9th grade once...
We welcome Pastor Mark Ostrander to Haiti, who came in yesterday. He and our Haitian construction crew will be working on future housing for our future teams. This makes Pastor Mark about 600 trips to Haiti! He is a hero of the faith for the poor. We have not been able to have volunteer mission...
