“It’s Time to Move on!”

In Deuteronomy, the first chapter, the Bible tells us that the Israelites had been in Mt. Horeb for about a year. But, it was time to move on, and now, the “rough stuff” lay ahead of them. The Lord said, “Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: Turn ye and take your journey…”

God had given them a chance to rest and a chance to know what it is to be free from slavery, but, He came to the point where He had to “push them out of their nest,” so that they would learn how to fight!

Maybe you have been praying for something or perhaps you have been in the same “rut” for a long time… but, nothing has changed. Perhaps, the Lord is speaking to you today, through this message and He is saying, “You have dwelt here too long. It’s time to move on… You’ve got some battles to fight ahead of you, but I will be with you!”

Some people stay on the same job because “they are afraid they cannot get a better job!” They are miserable but, they can’t make that move… There are some precious women, who have been with that man, taking abuse, perhaps verbally or physically, but God is saying, “enough is enough! It’s time to move on!” But, always remember, “the battle belongs to the Lord, and where He guides, He provides!”

Keep your chin up and your eyes straight ahead! Good things are coming your way!

Sherry

Daniello is now in 3rd grade. We found him in the “mud hut of Old Letant.” His parents died and some people in the village were taking care of him as best they could, but he was small and very thin. We knew he could never survive in that mud-hut village because they cannot feed their own children.

It is difficult for him in school. He doesn’t like to sit in a chair all day. He is a “one on one” person. At one point when he was small, I walked into his classroom and the teacher had him “tied in a chair,” because “he kept getting up and leaving.” He does not do well in groups, but he will do anything you want him to do, if it is “one on one.” He does not hang around the rest of the boys much… Yet, all the children are afraid of Sampson, our Rottie, because he is big and black, but, Daniello will walk right up to him and pet him, unafraid. Daniello is not afraid of anything!

He keeps his closet clean and we tell him how proud we are of him. Although he does not work well in groups, he does great “one on one.” Daniello is a “hard worker,” and he wants to please! We really love Daniello. He is different, but, then, God gave us all kinds of children and we love them all… especially Daniello!

Sherry

God has blessed us with the best workers, with a heart for the poor. “Hubert,” is our contact in the Nippes area, where the earthquake struck. He has an extremely tender heart for the poor. His story was told by Watson, our TV cameraman, who also has the “heart of God,” for the poor…

Bobby and Sherry

From Watson…

“Mr. Bobby, during our last food distribution in Kawouk (Zone Perien) in Nippes, I did an interview with this Lady, Guerline Guerrier. During the interview, she explained to us her sad situation that she endures with her children without their father! Their house was damaged after the earthquake. Out of curiosity, Hubert returned to the area and visited her. This young lady lives in a bad situation. Her house was destroyed, and she was not on the list to receive a tent. When it rains, she stays up with the children to wait until the water comes out of her house. Hubert came to see her and brought her one of the tents left over. This made her so happy!!!! So, the “happiness continues in Nippes.” The people in this area were happy for the food distributions! “Love is Something you do!” Blessings, Watson”

“The Spirit of the Lord…”

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon is upon me…” Isaiah 61:1

How many times have we read this scripture and did not fully understand the “power” of the “Spirit of the Lord”?

For one year, we have worked so hard to get a “medical visa” for Djonsly Alcin. Nearly all of you know his story, how cancer pushed the right eye out of his head. How his mother had such strong faith in God, she would not give up until she found a clinic to help her son. Then, the “Spirit of the Lord,” spoke to her ‘to come to Love A Child.‘

That was over two years ago. A wonderful hospital took Djonsly, did his surgery, and Djonsly came back to the States. A short time later, he had to go back again for another operation. While he was in the hospital, his Visa expired but no one had bothered to look at his Passport because his mother was concentrated on her son’s health. He came back to Haiti, with an expired passport.

The Hospital called for him to come back at the beginning of this year… from then on, it was a struggle to get this Visa. But God sent us the best Christian attorney we could have. We fought so many battles for a year. We had to get a congressman to help us. For one year, we worked day and night trying to get his Visa… and it happened!

Due to the gangs, we had to go through the Dominican Republic to the airport. When we got to the airport with Djonsly and his mother, the people at the counter asked for their “Covid vaccine shots records.” (We just didn’t realize the US had passed a law that all foreigners had to have this.)

Bobby pleaded and pleaded with them, as Djonsly’s mother stood praying. Suddenly, “the Spirit of the Lord God” came upon Bobby, like warm oil. Right then, Bobby knew the “current would change!”

The head man at the counter looked at Bobby and said, “This is a Humanitarian Emergency. He can go!” Had it not been for “the Spirit of the Lord,” Djonsly would be back in Haiti, dying of cancer, with no hope.

Today, whatever your problem, the “Spirit of the Lord,” will solve the problem!

Keep the faith.

Sherry

Noah is growing so fast and is so big! He could be a football player in the States!

Some of you, if this is the first time you have seen Noah, he was found at the outside of our Love A Child gate, beaten and left for dead, at the age of about one. He had no hair, he had teeth bite marks on him, his hair was falling out and he had severe malnutrition. He could not and would not talk. But, after lots of love from everyone, he began to regain health. We did not know for sure if he would be mentally and emotionally healed… but, look what God has done!

Here, you can see Noah when we first brought him in, from laying on the ground all night long… We took him to our clinic, and he began the long road to healing… to having anyone hug him or hold him. Now, he is a “pistol!” Ha! Noah is super smart in school and has a memory like an elephant! He is a hard worker and does his yard chores without complaint! He has no emotional problems at all… makes friends with everyone.

We can only imagine what God will do with his life!!!

Thank you, partners, for your prayers, and we thank all our partners who sponsor Love A Child, children. It costs a lot of money to keep up with the needs of maintaining the Children’s Home, and all the needs of the children who have “special medical needs,” (there are eight of them). Remember to pray for Jasson, who will be going back to the Dominican Republic to a special doctor, in regards to his kidneys and possible dialysis. He needs a miracle, too!

Thank you and God bless you, and God bless our children.

Sherry

Children in the States take so much for granted… While almost every child has a cell phone and some type of laptop, the parents of children in Haiti struggle to buy a book, a pen, or a pencil. We have been in schools in Haiti where the teacher will break a pencil in half and share it with two children.

All school children in Haiti must have a uniform or they cannot go to school. Our Love A Child school colors are blue and yellow, for “all of our schools.” About a week ago, we received lots of special gifts from “The Prayer Palace/Global Missions.” They sent a lot of different supplies, but we immediately opened the school items so that we could send these on to our LAC children, in many schools. If you want to know if these children were happy, just look at their faces!!! They were happy, laughing, and couldn’t wait to “get back to work!” Ha!

We just want to say a big “thank you,” to The Prayer Palace/Global Missions, and to all those who participated in getting these supplies, boxing them up, and sending them to us here in Haiti.

Sometimes, when a container comes in, if there are gangs on the street, we must wait until it is safe for the container to bring these items to Love A Child. But they have all arrived and brought smiles to many children! Thank you also for all the other supplies and gifts you have sent. We will be sending more pictures in the near future!

Thank you and may God bless you,
Bobby and Sherry

Note: If you would like to know the greatest need at our Love A Child Children’s Home, it would be “boys pants,” all sizes… Most of the boys are on the slim side, but we have one boy, Raphael, who is a little heavier… But, if you see any sales on jeans, or dress pants, any size, please put them in a box and send them to Love A Child. (Also, dress shirts, any size, for Church!)

We also need men’s work boots, men’s tennis shoes… they don’t have to be new. Thank you!

Send all these items to:

Love A Child
12411 Commerce Lakes Drive
Fort Myers, Florida 33913-8664
PH: 239 210 6107

“Small Things…”

We are living in a day and time when everyone wants to do “a big thing.” I have met wonderful missionaries in Haiti, and when asking about their work they say, “I only have ten children in my orphanage…” Or in the States, a pastor might say, “We just have a small church…” Jesus loved the “small things” done in His name, as much as any “big things…” The widow woman who gave her last two mites is written about in the Bible. The little boy who gave his five loaves and two fishes, and yet Jesus fed over 5,000 with this food!!! And, consider the widow woman in 1 Kings 17:13, as she baked her “only cake” for Elijah, the prophet…

We met a wonderful lady missionary years ago in Haiti… she had raised six Haitian children as her own, and yet those six children left an impact on Haiti. Two of them pastor large churches, and the others had great careers and worked hard for the Lord!

I heard a story about a great Evangelist in the 1950s named, “Tommy Hicks.” He pastored a very small church all of his life, until one day God spoke to him to go to Argentina and other countries. He also went to Russia!!! He had the largest outdoor crowd in Russia that anyone has ever had!! One night, while he was preaching with a Russian interpreter, the interpreter got very angry at something Tommy had said and he “spit in Tommy Hicks’ face” and walked off the platform. He had over 1,000,000 people listening to him, but all of a sudden, the Spirit of God came upon him and Tommy Hicks began preaching in perfect Russian!! He gave an altar call and thousands came to the Lord!

The Bible says, “For who hath despised the day of small things?” (Zechariah 4:10)

Jesus blesses “small things done in a big way for His Glory!” Have a great day and remember that “nothing is too small in the eyes of God!” Sherry

I don’t think Jonas has ever been seen without a smile on his face! He is the happiest little boy in our orphanage. It has been less than a year since we found him during the taping of one of our television programs. We had gone for a food distribution, and one of our co-workers saw this little boy working alongside grown men in the fields. Pulling him aside, our worker began to hear the child’s story. He was one of the many “restavek” slave children. These are children whose parents have died, and they have now been sent to a family member or sold to work in someone’s garden. His horror stories would make a grown man cry.

We took him away with us. He had never been in a car, had a shower, sat at a table, or put on shoes. He had never been able to eat, without being beaten “for not working hard enough.” He had never been to school until he came to us, so he is far behind. But, what he lacks, he makes up with his smile. In December, he had his first Christmas! Let’s see what Jonas will grow up to be! This is “one lovable kid!”

Sherry