Early this morning, gangs shot and killed two people from Miracle Village. The third man, they believe he was a Pastor, was shot and treated at our Jesus Healing Center, and had to be sent via our ambulance to a hospital for surgery. We pray that he lives.

If any of you know where “Best Fun” is, less than a mile from us, there were lots of gang members in this area… early this morning. Everyone is on alert.

Our food container, driven by our driver Casimi, has not shown up yet, due to the problems. Meanwhile, little children like this little one in this photo, are “waiting for food.” We usually share food with “some missionaries” who are on “this side” of the gangs, but right now, we don’t have the food to share or to pass on to little ones like this little girl…

We “never thought” the gangs would venture this close to Love A Child. Any time you think of us, say a prayer that the Lord will command a company of Angels all around us. When I first got saved, we used to sing a song that said, “Jesus, build a fence all around us every day…” I find myself singing that song again. Please pray for us, our workers, and our Love A Child children… and our food container driver Casimi. Thank you, and God bless you for standing with us in times like these.

Love,
Sherry

We often share items we receive with the mothers who come to our Birthing Center and the men and women who come to our Jesus Healing Center. The greatest gift we can give is the Bible in their Creole language.

These are New Testament Bibles. These Bibles were sponsored by one of our partners, and the Bibles are like “gold” to the Haitian people. Many of them will “sleep with the Bible under their pillow” or under “whatever they use for a pillow.”

Haiti’s people are living in a time of great distress… Just up the road from us a little way, this morning, at about 5:00 am, the gang attacked some people and shot a Haitian Pastor and put a bullet in him. He was taken to our Clinic but had to be transferred by our ambulance to a surgery hospital. If ever there was a time that we needed the Word of God for Haiti, it’s now!

Thank you to our precious donor who donated these Bibles! We don’t have any guns. The Word of God has to be “our defense,” and the Word of God brings us encouragement in these times of trouble. God bless you, partners, for sponsoring these New Testament Bibles in Creole!!

Bobby and Sherry

If a Haitian parent is fortunate enough to have their child go to school, it’s a miracle. Most children don’t have the opportunity to go to school.

Here at Love A Child, we want the children to love, serve God, and have an education. You are looking at the “future of Haiti.” Joshua, left, was found in the weeds near our gate. Kenzy’s mother died during childbirth in the mountains and his father brought him to us.

Both will go to first grade in the fall. Graduations are a big thing because all the parents come, and all the ladies like to dress up! It was a good time to get away from the gangs in the street, and the stress they cause.

All the children had a part to play… poems in French and dances. We helped contribute to the graduation. Little Kenzy did his best because he was not feeling well… but everyone had a great time! Lots of people there and lots of laughter. It was a good break from the day-to-day stress of the gangs.

Let’s see what these two cuties will grow up to be! Thank you, partners, for changing lives!

Bobby and Sherry

Dear friends, this is an updated report on Jackson beginning his dialysis in the apartment we rented in the Dominican Republic. With Jesse are Jovanie, RN, one of our Love A Child kids, Phanise, our RN who works at the Jesus Healing Center, Philemond our driver, and the trainer, doctors, and nurses who came by to check on things. Bobby and Sherry

“Jackson had a full week, this week, with all of the training, tests, imaging, and doctor visits. Everything is going really well. His incisions are healing up nicely. I was actually surprised by how small the scars are. The doctors are happy with the progress.

We had imaging taken on Friday in order for the surgeons to make sure that everything was placed correctly inside his abdomen. We will know the results on Monday. He also has a follow-up appointment with the lead doctor on Monday, just to make sure everything is going well.

Jackson has started dialysis but in a very limited capacity. The dialysis team is training our nurses on how to do the peritoneal dialysis manually. This first phase of training involves Jackson undergoing dialysis, but manual peritoneal dialysis. It is done without the use of a machine. The process involves plastic bags full of special fluid, almost like IV bags hanging above his head, but instead of going into a vein, they feed a tube that goes directly into his abdomen. The fluids are gravity-fed into his body and then it gets drained out after a while to a different bag below him. What comes out is pretty interesting. In my opinion, dialysis is effective, but I’m not a doctor. The liquids that are removed from his body through the process definitely contain toxins!

Our nurses are doing very well in the training. They are very professional and are taking great care of Jackson in the process. Next week’s schedule will probably be more of the same. There are only three doctor visits scheduled so far, but training and dialysis will take place daily.

When I left the apartment this morning to head toward the airport, the girls were prepping the place for training. They have a daily regime that they go through. They sterilize the room and prep everything for dialysis. By the time they get back to Haiti, the process should be like a well-oiled machine.

But the end goal is that Jackson learns to do everything for himself. He is learning the process, but it is a lot to digest right now. I have confidence in him that he will be able to do this and the near future without assistance. Much like brushing his teeth or taking a shower, this will become part of his daily routine.

Jackson, health-wise, is doing very well. The doctors are happy with everything so far. He is beginning to become more active. He walks daily and goes up and down the stairs at the apartment. He is learning to adjust to his new appendage. But that will take some time. He basically has a tube coming out of his upper abdomen. I bought him a special harness for it that he wears around his midsection almost like a cumber bun. This helps keep it out of the way when he is active.

Thank you for everyone’s support and patience. God is good and always faithful. I know Jackson has a bright future because of all of the effort, time, and money that has been poured into his young life. God bless, Jesse”