“The Best Hiding Place.”

Have you ever been faced with danger? When I was a small child living in Pennsylvania, we lived out in the country. We had a neighbor whose name was Bernie. She was terrified of storms, and each time a storm came, my mother would send me over to her house to stay with her. I was only about 11, but I was not afraid of storms. I was a small, calming force to Bernie.

Fear is a terrible thing. It can make you nervous, give you an irregular heartbeat, and worst of all, it has “torment.” Living in Haiti with gangs all around us, has taught us a lot about being “in the Hands of the Lord.” Satan can never “pluck you out of His hand.” Jesus talks about His sheep in John Chapter 10. I wish I could have been there to hear Jesus say this…

“Neither shall any man pluck them out of my Hand. My Father, which gave them to me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s Hand… I and my Father are one.” John 10:28-29

Each day my prayer will be, “Lord, keep me safe in the Palm of Your Hand. No one can pluck me out of Your Hand!!!” It is the best hiding place in the world! Isn’t God good?

Sherry

Lomene, left, and Widlene, right, has just graduated from a special college in Haiti that teaches professional cooking! Lomene has completed two years and Widlene has completed one year! Widlene has one more year to go. Next year she will learn how to make those “beautiful wedding cakes,” etc.! For two girls growing up in an orphanage in Haiti, this is a miracle!! Both girls want to thank you, Love A Child partners, for making a difference in their lives! We give all the Glory to God!

Thank you, Bobby and Sherry

This morning, as Bobby was getting dressed for church, I  went to check on Jackson. (Many of you knew that he was very, very sick yesterday.) I could not find Jackson in his room, so I went into the dining room. He was not there and so I looked in the kitchen. The cooks smiled and said, “Oh, Jackson went to church!” Wow! Praise God! He was so sick yesterday and he was crying… his blood pressure had gone up and he was “miserable!” Thank you for praying! We will keep you updated! God is good… all the time!

Sherry Burnette

We know you have been concerned about Jackson. He has been really sick today and “not himself,” but we just checked on him and he is doing better. He had been “really depressed” but he seems to be over that now. He is with his nurse and he just started taking his dialysis. We hope and pray he will be better tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers.

Sherry

As most of you know, Jackson has been on dialysis 12 hours a night here at the Orphanage. It has been impossible to pass him through the Dominican Republic border to take him to the hospital in Santo Domingo like we have many times in the past. He has been very sick with very high blood pressure, holding his head in pain. Last night, he had a tough night. This morning, early, he was doing much better. Now, in the last hour, he has grown worse again. Sherry just went to find Dr. Bethelemy, who lives here on the property.

Note: His doctor in the D.R. wants his blood pressure checked every two hours and sent to him. His medical people in the D.R. were constantly in contact with his nurses and Jesse before he left. Jackson has suffered so much. We are believing the Lord for a new kidney or a miracle for his health. God answers prayer! Please pray for Jackson.

Bobby and Sherry

Dear Friends and Partners,

We have worked hard to teach our Haitian children all about “God’s compassion!” It is so important to always keep our hearts open to a “special need.” Dieuferly, who had major health problems as a child, now is a grown young man. We have always taught our two children in the States, and also our Haitian children to have “a heart of compassion.”

We were really touched by the story of a poor, crippled woman with 7 children and a “broken down wheelchair.” Dieuferly, who operates our drone and does camera and TV work, saw this widow with a broken down wheelchair and no place to go, and took care of her with love and compassion… read below his “thank note” to Bobby and me. We are so proud of him, and our orphanage children, and our two grown children in the States. We all must have a “compassionate heart.”

Sherry

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Thank you so much, Mom and Dad, for making it possible today, the lady was so grateful. Amanthe Dorcly Is 41 years old, and she has 7 children. In 2004, she was living in Gonaïve, during the troubles when Aristide had left power, and she was shot in the shoulder, and the bullet hit her spine. She had to enter the Dominican Republic for surgery, and since then she couldn’t walk she stayed in the DR for all this time for medical attention. She was living with her husband Woodbert, who kicked her out with their two babies. When she couldn’t run, the immigration deported her back to Haiti on the Malpasse side, and she found herself homeless, sleeping in a little park at Lasous among the market sellers.

Thank God today we found a lady inside Miracle Village who is willing to receive her in her house and help her. Her wheelchair was not good, Amanthe but now she has a new wheelchair, mattress, and pillows — giving her hope and comfort once again. God is good!