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The Big Domino Game

After church, or when the boys finish lunch, they love to get together for a big domino match! Several of them got dominoes last Christmas, and the kids are getting full ware out of those dominoes!!

The Haitians (especially the ones who live far out, or from poor villages), are very serious about dominoes. Each man has a set of clothespins and when the other guy loses, the guy ahead gets to put a clothespin on his opposition. He will clip it to his ears, his nose, his eyebrows, his lips, anywhere!! I have seen so many clothespins on a face, that they were hardly recognizable!!! Ouch!!

Another thing the Haitians love to do is “slap” that domino down hard with a loud “crack” on the table! Dominoes in Haiti is like being on another planet, but our boys haven’t gotten that far yet, but they are learning! Dominoes and large, long jump ropes are the two favorites here at Love A Child!! Have a blessed Sunday, Sherry

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Travel Update

As you know, we brought little Jackson here to Santo Domingo to prepare the start of his dialysis.

Jovanie, our Haitian daughter, came with us to watch over Jackson and be trained on the dialysis machine we purchased. Phanise, our nurse from the Jesus Healing Center, will be coming to help Jovanie and Jackson next week. Jesse Ostrander will be flying in late this afternoon to be with the doctors and Jackson.

Please be in prayer for Jackson this week. Sherry and I leave for the Santo Domingo airport at 2:30 in the morning to fly to Miami. We have a Love A Child board meeting this week in Fort Myers, Florida. We fly back here on Friday to check on Jackson, then, travel by the road into Haiti. Love is something you do… Bobby and Sherry Burnette

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Word from the Mission Field

This day belongs to the Lord!

“This is the day the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118: 24

Today is Sunday and no matter what comes our way today, I will rejoice and be glad in it. The Lord made this day just for us. The best is yet to come!

Bobby Burnette

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Update on Jackson

We rolled into Santo Domingo this afternoon safe with little Jackson. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Pray for Jackson, this will be an intense week for him. He is 15 years old. Very sweet and humble. Jackson loves Jesus…

Bobby and Sherry Burnette

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Update on Samuel

Samuel is now 18 and in 10th grade. He was born in the mountains of Greffin, which is far away. His mother died giving birth to Samuel, and his father could not care for him. At this time, we don’t know if he has any other siblings.

When he came to our orphanage, he had malnutrition and he cried all the time. But, he has grown “into his own skin.” He is happy being “Samuel!” He loves helping in our Agricultural Training Center. He also loves learning how to grow fruits and vegetables! His favorite sport is soccer! But, he is happy playing drums and enjoying good music! He has not yet thought about college or what he will do in life, but he knows God has a plan.

Sherry

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On the road now to Santo Domingo with Jackson in the back seat with Sherry and I. Philimond our driver, and Jovanie our Haitian daughter and nurse are in the front seat.  Jackson will prepare for his dialysis this week. Please pray for him. He has a hard road ahead of him. We are praying for a divine touch from Jesus! Pray, we have a safe trip into Santo Domingo. We have three more hours to travel. Thank you for your prayers…

Bobby and Sherry

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Word from the Mission Field

“Maybe God Sent this Giant, to Reveal Who You Are?”

“The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” I Samuel 17:37

The book of I Samuel is one of my favorite books in the Bible… All of us, as children, have heard the story of David and Goliath. How David fought the lion and the bear, and then, the giant, Goliath. All of us, during our lifetime, will face a “Goliath.” That Goliath may be a sickness, a child on drugs, a bad marriage, losing your house, or even your health.

But, God loves us so much, that He never sends a Goliath, until we have fought the lion and the bear! We may feel sorry for ourselves sometimes, and wonder why God doesn’t love us, because “if He loved us,” He would have stopped this from happening. But, that young teenager, in the middle of nowhere, with no “big brothers to call on,” and no neighbors to help him, fought off a lion and a bear, while he was tending his sheep.

We wonder how in the world David could have done this? The Bible doesn’t even mention that he told his father or brothers about the feats. To him, it was his job, to protect his father’s sheep. But he never knew that “the big one,” was coming! And David never knew that God had purposely sent him a lion and a bear, so that “Goliath,” was “just another piece of meat!”

David would use the “same slingshot” for Goliath, which he used for the bear and the lion. Maybe there is a lesson here… Yes, you may be facing Goliath, but you have already faced the bear and the lion and now, God is sending Goliath, to “reveal who ‘you’ are!” You are the “child of God!” So, pick up your sling, and “run towards your Giant!” You are already on the winning side!

Sherry

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Update on Ti Mika

Ti Mika… The first time we found Ti Mika (little Mika), was in the village of Madamn Bauje, here in Haiti. We were filming a television program and an elderly Haitian grandma was carrying around a baby with red hair and extremely malnourished. Grandma had a little handful of white rice she was trying to feed the baby and finally set the baby on the ground and walked away.

There she was, malnourished, red hair, and would have died. We found Grandma and asked if we could bring her home and she agreed. She was so bad off that it took a long time for her to gain weight.

Ti Mika is now a young lady, doing well in school. She loves to be in the Praise Dances and she loves music. But, the amazing thing about her is in the nightly services… In the Children’s Service, Ti Mika was leading the worship and praise downstairs. She is amazing! When she sings, she really “gets lost in Jesus!” We would feel the spirit of the Lord upstairs when she was singing and praising God!

I’m not sure what God has planned for her life, but she will be a success!!! We all love “Ti Mika!!”

Sherry

 

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Peyi Pouri – Road Work

Those living high in the mountains of Haiti are in dire need of medical help, but the treacherous roads are too easily wiped out. These humble and desperate people set to work to come up with a solution to the problem!

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Update From South Haiti House Project

Moving and shaking for the Lord! Thirty Gabion houses have been completed and 30 happy families have moved in. We have started 30 more houses and they sent a report this morning saying the construction is moving fast. We just sent another huge load of cement and wood for construction. Next week, by faith, we will be purchasing from the port in South Haiti more rice, beans, and cooking oil.

The gangs are blocking the route getting there ourselves. Thankfully no gangs are out there. Hoping within two weeks to fly by UN helicopter to South Haiti to check on the houses, and pass out more meals with Hubert. Can’t wait to bring you pictures and reports.

Thank you for your prayers and help financially to build the Gabion houses for the poor hurricane victims who lost their houses.

Love is something you do!

Missionary Bobby Burnette

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