I just had to put up some more birthday pictures that our son Dieuferly just sent us. It’s party time!!!

We got Dieuferly from deep in the mountains when he was about 2 years old. He had terrible club feet. Today, after 4 operations, he has perfect feet! PTL! I was looking around the room at the different children remembering where they came from. Some near death and many would not be alive today. They all came from awful, deplorable conditions. And they are all now receiving love, a good education with some in collage, and they all love the Lord. We have one big happy home!! It’s a joy living right here with the children.

Love is something you do…

Bobby Burnette

This evening, we had a birthday party for our kids! They are a noisy, happy bunch! We had singing contests and competitions of “who can find Bible verses fastest?” Our kids love contests! We had lots of singing, and lots of fun! We are “one big family!” It was great to take a break from the stress of Haiti and enjoy the children! Thank you, Partners! You have saved and blessed many lives!

Thank you,
Bobby and Sherry

A lack of health care, extreme poverty, systematic insecurity, and a lack of education… This is what characterizes Haiti today. It seems like nothing is working in this country, and this makes it difficult for the poor to survive.

Madamn Aurelus had come a long way to the Jesus Healing Center Clinic. She was carrying her fourteen-month-old infant, Franker, who was coming to the clinic because of a horrible skin infection. He comes from a poor family of 6 people (parents and children) who lives mainly from a small garden. The shortage of water in the area forces people to walk more than three hours to find a source where they can draw water. This situation pushes Franker’s mother to leave his clothes on for more than 3 consecutive days before taking them off to wash them. This is what started Franker’s chronic skin infection. The baby was covered with open sores.

According to the testimonies of his mother, he has been suffering from it for five days. This takes away his appetite, makes him itch, and prevents him from sleeping. It was already a nightmare to find food for her children; imagine the torn heart of this mother who realizes that her child no longer wants to eat because of his pain!

Franker scratches all night and the more he scratched with his dirty fingernails, the worse he was! His mother could not afford to take a taxi (a motorbike) because the rising price of gasoline causes the price of motorbikes to rise. She had already lost a child and refused to lose another.

So, in desperation, she walked all the way to reach the Jesus Healing Center. When she arrived at the hospital, the medical team immediately took charge of Franker’s case. He had the opportunity to be diagnosed by our Pediatrician. Then the nurse cleaned his wounds with distilled water and Betadine. Then he applied antibiotic cream all over his body.

The Pediatrician advises Franker’s mother to boil his clothes and blankets and disinfect them, and no longer leave dirty clothes on her son. The mother was so happy to see her son relieved of his pain even before leaving the hospital. It’s a blessing and a good way to share love. Once again, we say thank you to all of our partners because without you all this would not have been possible.

Thank you, partners… I am sure the child had an infection plus scabies, and perhaps something else… but I was horrified to learn that his mother left his dirty clothes on for three days, simply because she did not have the money to buy water… so so sad. Sometimes, I wonder how many times my heart could be broken… over and over again? Keep on praying for Haiti. God bless you.

Sherry

Hello everyone. We are having both phone problems and internet problems here in Haiti. I don’t think any pictures will go through. Please check back a little later. Sherry

Nelson… They used to call him, “I don’t need you,” in Creole!

The first time we saw Nelson was when we were in the village of Old Letant, a mud hut village about 15 minutes from here. His parents were both “Voodoo,” and had other children. For some reason, they sat him on the ground, on his knees; usually right beside a hog that someone owned. They never gave him water… the children would come by and slap him on the head and call him, “I don’t need you,” in Creole. Apparently, his parents never thought he would walk or talk… they were hoping he would die!

So, we asked his mother if we could take him. When we brought him to the Love A Child Children’s Home, I put him in a crib and tried to get him to hold on to the railing and stand. He would cry. After about a month, I bought him a small tricycle. I stood him beside the tricycle and put his hands on the seat… he realized he could balance and move back and forth! That was the start of him walking and talking!

Now, he is doing backward flips, handstands, and playing soccer! He is in 5th grade and “smart as a whip!” He is a good worker, loves to help clean the yard, and will do anything asked. He says he wants to be a mechanic (but that’s because he would get to drive someday!)

We will see what God does in his life! Nelson is another one of our “Miracles!” And, we all love him, Sherry