Kenson Edmond was born in Port-au-Prince. Both his mother, Manitha Jeran Louis, and his father, Nixon Edmound, died and he and his brother were brought to our orphanage. Kenson is quiet and studious. Even though he loves soccer, he is a serious kid. When he was younger, we let him choose what kind of work he wanted to do on the property… he chose to be a mechanic. Now, he is attending Canado Technique, with several of his other “brothers” Joseph and Jonas. These three want to be mechanics.

Kenson is quiet and is always, always dressed nicely. When he is ready to go to Church or someplace other than under the hood of a car, he is dressed up! He is a very handsome and quiet young man. His favorite sport is soccer!!!

When you think of Kenson, just remember that he “has a passion for fashion!” All of us love Kenson!

Sherry

All of the 85 children raised in our Children’s Home came from backgrounds of indescribable poverty, ill health, abandonment, or abuse. But with God’s love and faithfulness and our generous partners, they now have stories of hope! We may be the hands, but without you, none of this is possible! Please visit www.loveachild.com to see how you can help today!

“One Thing You Lack”

There is a sad story in Mark 10 of a rich young ruler. It is sad, because the Bible says, “Then Jesus beholding him loved him…” The rich young ruler came to Jesus to ask him what he should do to have eternal life. Jesus told him to keep all the commandments, so the rich young man said, “All these I have observed (kept) from my youth.” So now, the rich young ruler is excited because he has never broken any commandments that he knows of…

“Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest…” Jesus went on to tell him, in so many words, that his riches had controlled his life and that he needed to sell what he had and take up his cross and follow Jesus, and then he would have “treasure in Heaven.” But the rich young ruler went away sad. It wasn’t that he “possessed money, gold, and treasures,” but “these things possessed him.” That was the difference. This was the one chance the rich young ruler had, but he went away sorrowful. I see it time and time again here in Haiti…

I have taught the children here at our Children’s Home this, “If you want to know what kind of job you should pursue, find what makes you happy and you will find your job. If love doing this, it’s not just a job; it is your passion.”

Davidson (Jonathan) is one of the twin boys we have. His brother is David. Their mother died, and their father abandoned them and left their elderly “Grandma Noel” to take care of twin babies, high in the mountains of Haiti, in the middle of “nowhere.”

With no nursing mothers around, she began to feed them “sugar water” until she ran out of sugar. Then she fed the twins salt water. This closed up their throats so badly that by the time they were brought to us, both were nearly dead.

Davidson is the “sweeter” personality of the two. He is in college here in Haiti, studying Photography and loving it! He has changed a lot since I had to pour cold water on him to get him out of bed in the morning, HA! Davidson has changed and he will go far. He is kind, humble, and hard-working. The Haitians say, “Your face is your Passport!” His smile will take him many places.

Sherry

Bobby and Sherry travel across a wild lake in a rickety, leaky boat to deliver food to the starving people in Ponte Plume, Haiti. Your heart will break as you hear from these children whose days are filled with work. Despite their efforts, they go to sleep praying to God for relief, suffer from malnutrition while they daydream about food, are unable to receive an education, and worry about the survival of their families. This is a “normal childhood” for the children of Haiti. Without your support, they will never know anything different; every little bit provides hope.

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“When You’re Blessed, You’re Blessed All the Way!”

I love the story in Numbers of the talking “ass.” (Yes, that’s what they called a donkey in the Bible!!) In Numbers 22, there is a great story of the king of the Moabites, called “Balak.” He knew that the people of God (Israelites) were winning the battles because God was on their side. Trying to get ahead of the game, he decided to call on the Prophet Balaam to “curse” the people of God! In this way, he was assured to win the battle. He said there were so many Israelites that “they covered the face of the earth!” The king of Moab called on Balaam to “curse” the people of God, so that he could destroy them. But God said, “Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed!” (Numbers 22:12) The king of Moab tried several times to get Balaam to curse the people of God, and God warned the prophet, “Thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed!”

Balaam finally decides to go with the king of Moab, so he got up early and saddled his donkey (ass) to go. But, on the way, the donkey saw an angel of the Lord in the middle of the path, and he would not move. Balaam smote his donkey (ass) several times with anger. Finally, God opened the mouth of the donkey to talk! The donkey began to talk and said, “Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont (accustomed) to do so unto thee?” (Numbers 22:30) Then, the Lord opened the eyes of the Prophet Balaam and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way… But the king of Moab still began to offer many sacrifices to get the Prophet Balaam to curse God’s people. The final answer from Balaam was, “Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it!” (Numbers 23:20)

When God blesses you, you are blessed all the way! Nothing can reverse it! Have a great day and read this story for yourself in Numbers 22 and 23! Remember, when God blesses you, you are blessed, indeed!

Sherry