Yes! This is Moses, growing up! He is now in 9th grade. He is on the “short and stalky” side, while the other boys are “as tall as a coconut tree!” He is now 16! Moses said his favorite subject is French!! He loves soccer and he loves to sing!

He really wants to be a mechanic (well, we can always use another mechanic). It was 16 years ago that we got that call from Nelio, who is our administrator here in Haiti. He said the children’s hospital asked us to pick up a baby “who had been dropped into an outhouse” by his birth mother. She had gone to an outhouse to drop him in as she gave birth. An old man had heard his cry and tied a rope around his waist to go down in that filthy-smelling “cesspool.” He got a bucket and brought Moses up in a bucket, covered with feces!

God may have a bigger plan for him than “being a mechanic!” Let’s see what happens in Moses’ life!! By the way, his Haitian brothers and sisters call him, “bout ton ton” (Short Uncle!) Moses is a Miracle!

Sherry

“If God Be For Us.”

We have all read that scripture… “If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31

God always wants to be the “Captain” of his host! He wants us to lean on Him and Him only… not on what we think we know, or who we know, or especially our thoughts, of “I know what I’m doing, Lord.”

I love the Books of 1st and 2nd Samuel and especially the stories of David. But, I always wondered why God, who loved David so much, was so angry with him for “numbering the people in his army?” Wouldn’t it make sense, in the natural, to know how many of what kind of soldiers we have ready for battle? In the natural, that would be correct… But, the Lord wants us to depend on Him and not on statistics.

So David sent Joab, head of his host, to number all the people who could fight. This took nine months and twenty days! As soon as the words were out of Joab’s mouth, giving the number, “David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people.” II Samuel 24:10

And for that, God made David choose one of three punishments He would have out… The Lord wanted David to know that he must depend on God alone, the same as when he fought the Giant. “If God be for us, who can be against us?” You and God are a MAJORITY! You don’t need anyone else to fight your battle!!! God has already won it!

Sherry

I wanted to bring you up to date on this wonderful, sweet, and mindful young man, Jean Edwouard. We first laid eyes on him when we were with a team from “Feed My Starving Children.” We were feeding children and giving out food to the people in Old Letant. It is such a poor village, worse than most. I happened to see a small boy toting a big six-gallon bucket of water on his head. His little legs were wobbling as he took the heavy bucket from his head and placed it on the ground. He looked to be no older than six. Then, he went out and found small sticks to make a fire and started to cook. I asked him who he was cooking for, and he explained to us his situation, about his aunt and uncle and all that. “Do you go to school?” I asked. “No,” he quietly replied. I knew then that he was a restavek slave child and would always be one if we didn’t do something.

I went over to his aunt and told her that “he was going home with us.” We took him to our orphanage, got him a physical, and put him in school. He is now in his senior year. In a couple of months, he will graduate and will look forward to attending a school or university that teaches sewing and how to make dresses, suits, etc. That is his passion.

He is “all boy” on the soccer field and tough when playing basketball. We want him to “follow his dream.” He will be looking for a college in a safer place in Haiti. I told him, “Follow your dream and do what makes you happy!” I know he will!!

Sherry

Five-year-old Johnny Oxena lost his father one year ago, so now, he is living with his mother, in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. He has four brothers and sisters and his mother is the only “bread-winner” in the family, so food is a problem. But there are also many other problems. His mother, Madamn Lalane Cineasse, does all kinds of little jobs to try to earn money to buy food for all five children. Life is difficult. There is little money for food, and “no money” for a doctor or medicine.

The area of Croix des Bouquets has become one of the most dangerous “war zones” in Haiti! Every day, the gangs rob and steal cars, trucks; they kill and kidnap. No one is safe. If the gangs say, “no one travels,” then “no one travels.” But Johnny developed a horrible skin disease on his head and had been suffering for two months. Since his mother had no money, she boiled “leaves,” to put on his head.

This family is not Christian, in fact, they trust in Voodoo. Madamn Lalane said that her dead husband sent “zombies” to her son and that is why he has the infection. So, she had to go to a witch doctor to “remove the zombies” from Johnny’s head! But, with everything she did, Johnny’s head got worse! The results were worse every day and more infections were spreading! Every time he scratched his head, it began to bleed. She decided to “take a chance” and go through Croix des Bouquets to come to our Jesus Healing Center! That day, the roads were blocked by gangs, but she made it through, somehow. God opened the way for her, but she did not realize it was the Lord!

When he arrived, he did not even have to wait! Dr. Barthelemy stands outside every morning, looking and searching for the worst cases, so they don’t have to wait! He saw little Johnny and took him right in! The doctor said that he had a parasite in his scalp and sent him to our “Wound Care,” area. The nurses took good care of him, washing his head with distilled water and removing all his hair and scabs. After that, they cleaned his head with Betadine and put special ointments on him, and gave him antibiotics.

Our pastor prayed with his mother and she thanked the doctors and nurses because she had no money to go to a hospital with Johnny. God gave her the Jesus Healing Center to help, without paying one dime! We can reach so many people with our “love and hands-on,” touch. Sinners do not go to church… But, God has ways of bringing the church to the sinners, through many different ways. We know that God planted a seed in the heart of this mother and now, we pray that she will receive a real touch in her heart, from Jesus!

We wish to thank Joyce Meyer Ministries — Hand of Hope for their sponsorship of this beautiful clinic, monthly! We wish to thank all our wonderful partners who made this clinic possible to be built for the poor! God bless you!!!

Bobby and Sherry

More Gabion houses are being built in the Nippes area, south Haiti, for the earthquake victims. These houses have started for these families.

Mr. Watson sent a note to Sherry and me (below). We have the money for 49 Gabion houses! I have signed a contract for 100 Gabion houses to be built for $9,000 per house… 100 houses cost $900,000.

I’m praying, asking the Lord how many to build? We will build anywhere from 100 houses to 1,000 houses. As the Lord supplies, we will build! Where there is a vision the Lord has the provision! Thank you to everyone who has helped and will help. We love you.

Missionary Bobby Burnette

“May God bless you again Sir Bobby and Mrs. Sherry. The last house in the lot of 20 is moving so fast. In fact, Love A Child gives joy to this family who never imagined they would have a home after losing theirs in the earthquake. LOVE IS SOMETHING YOU DO! Blessings, Watson”

Time: Time is our most valuable currency. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1

“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law.” Galatians 4:4

Sometimes we all get in a hurry and ask God to hurry up in our lives. God has a time; God has a moment when his fullness of his will comes into our lives. We must be sensitive to the Holy Spirit when his time comes our way to step in and do what the Lord has called us to do for him.

Bobby Burnette

She is now 19 and in her last year of school. Lovely was brought to us by an older lady, who sold Haitian gift items on the streets of Port-au-Prince. Her name was “Madamn Cheap Cheap.” She told us about a baby whose mother had died and whose father abandoned her. The baby’s name was Lovely. One of her parents had an incurable disease.

We took Lovely in and what a sweet child she was! But, from the time she was born, she had a “lot” of health problems. She would have to go to a special hospital in another town in Haiti, for treatments…

But Lovely grew to love the Lord and to have great faith in God! She is now in her last year at school and doing very well.

Lovely loves to sing in Church! Her goal is to become a lawyer someday and help people who have a need but have little money! We love “Lovely” so much!! She is kind and humble and will go far in her life!

Sherry