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Franceau is Married!

“The Wedding.”

Weddings and funerals are two big events in Haiti. For funerals, “everyone who can possibly come,” will come. Yesterday, Franceau, one of our first “8 children in our orphanage,” got married to beautiful miss Florantine. They have known each other for years. Because of all the gangs on the street, Franceau’s relatives couldn’t get to the wedding (the streets were blocked with shipping containers). The wedding was supposed to start at 9:00 am but, the bride and her mother were “on the other side of the gangs.” Everyone was dressed and waiting for the bride, but it took hours for the bride, her mother, and bridesmaid to get here, safely. In fact, they made it to the closest town, Ganthier, and our boys picked them up from there. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful wedding! Note: Since the wedding was late, everyone skipped the “wedding rehearsal,” and we winged it, but it turned out beautiful!

“Four Chairs.”

The church was decorated so beautifully!! Our younger Love A Child girls performed a Christian Praise Dance. Since Franceau has been in Bible college for several years, his pastor and Bible teacher performed the ceremony! The Pastor usually gives a long lecture Biblically, about “staying with your spouse,” and “getting counseling from your in-laws.” There are usually four chairs upfront, the Bride and Groom, and the “Marenn and Pareen.” The Marenn and Parenn give advice to the bride or groom!

Franceau and Florentine opted out of the reception because we couldn’t get the wedding cake here and all the stuff we needed due to the gangs, but, everything turned out beautifully. They will have a small honeymoon at “LaKabaan” not far from us. As in the Bible, weddings are a time of great joy!

Note: It is a rare thing in Haiti for an orphanage to have children who actually want to “get married.” So far, five our of Haitian children have married. “George will be next!” God bless you, friends and partners!

Bobby and Sherry

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Word from the Mission Field

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12

In other words… never leave home without your “love” jacket. Because you never know when God is going to want to use you to help someone in need. Let’s be ready and “dress for success” – God’s way! Have a blessed day.

Sherry

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Food Distribution Update in Nippes

We received this message and photos from Watson on the latest food distributions in the Nippes area:

“Morning Sir Bobby and Mrs. Sherry,  may God bless you both! Yesterday, Hubert and the staff did two distributions, one was in Savaan close to Petite Rivière Nippes, they were a success. The people were hungry after the earthquake, plus the flooding. The people were surprised because nobody distributes high-quality and expensive food like Love A Child does. They continue to thank Love A Child and Hubert’s Staff. Love is Something you Do! Blessings, Watson”

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Word from the Mission Field

“Nothing to Lose.” Mark 5:29

Jesus had just finished ministering to a huge crowd when he decided to get on a boat and go over to the other side of the sea. All of a sudden, a ruler of the synagogue, Jarius, comes and falls at the feet of Jesus, begging Him to come and heal his daughter… she was “at the point of death.”

As Jesus was on his way, more crowds followed. I don’t know if you have ever been in a crowd, and got caught up in the crowd… it is claustrophobic. However, a very sick woman, which had an “issue of blood,” for twelve long years, was in the crowd. She had spent “all her money on all the physicians,” but only grew worse. This was a woman who, apparently had never been married, due to the issue of blood, because no one could even touch her, during this time. She could not enter into the temple, because she was unclean. She was “poor, sick, lonely, broke, and desperate.”  

She knew she was not allowed to touch a Rabbi, or a minister, or anyone, because “they would be unclean.” But, she must have thought, “What have I got to lose? This is my chance. If I can just touch Him, I know I will be made whole!”

Imagine her, in her weak condition, with everyone shoving her, probably cussing at her, telling her to “get out of the way.” But somehow, she touched Jesus, and was instantly made whole!

You may have been praying, struggling, trying your best to believe for a miracle, but keep on and don’t let go. “You have nothing to lose!” Hang in there! Help is on the way!  

Sherry

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Stanley… A Big Brother

We often share pictures of our older children, because they are still a very important part of our lives. You see in Haiti, the government of Haiti wants orphanage kids “out” when they are 18. Most orphanages do this… and often, the child doesn’t know where to go or how to exist.

Once years ago, we met a mother in the mountains bawling her eyes out because her son had turned 18, “and the orphanage where he grew up put him out on the street.” He was walking around Port-au-Prince hungry, sleeping on the streets, and trying to find food. We saved his life by giving him a job. We want all of our children who are able to go to college and fulfill their dream.

Stanley came to us from a very bad orphanage and has been with us ever since. He is in college now, his second year, to become an electrical engineer. He is also responsible for all the diesel fuel that comes in, where it goes, and how it is used. Even though he is a big guy, he is kind, humble, sweet, and very appreciative of what God has done.

Those of you who sponsor a child here know that these children have “big dreams.” And, they know that God uses people like you, to make those dreams come true. Stanley is now 25. We have had him since he was about 8 or 9. He is such a blessing, and all the kids love their “big brother.”

Sherry

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In the Hills Above “Petit Rivier…”

This lady lost her house and was injured in the earthquake that happened on the 24th in south Haiti. She was sleeping outside with no covering, now she has a warm tent to protect her from the cold and rain. She was also given food. This was yesterday when Hubert put her tent up. Thank you Hubert! Love is something you do!

Missionary Bobby Burnette

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Update on Djonsly… A Miracle!!

As many of you know, Djonsly is the young man who came to us several years ago here at our Love A Child Clinic with his eyeball hanging on the outside of his eye. His mother had taken him to doctor after doctor, to try to get help, but there was none. The Lord spoke to this boy’s mother and said, “Take him to Love A Child and they will help him.”

Of course, he needed surgery, and more than that, he had cancer in the back of his eye which had pushed his eye out of its socket. We found a wonderful hospital in Miami and God gave us just the person to help get his Visa.

Djonsly went to the States with his mother and had several operations… He returned to Haiti when his first Visa expired but had to go back. Then, he went back the second time, and he had such a major surgery that he was in the hospital for a long while.

Meanwhile, his Visa had run out while he was in the hospital, but no one remembered to take care of it. It just “slipped through the cracks.” We never knew about this until we recently applied for another Visa. It took months of paperwork, a congressman, an attorney who knew what she was doing, and a miracle. I also wrote a letter of “apology” to the Visa Department and apologized for the overstay of his Visa while he was in the hospital. Had we known, we could have applied for an extension, but that is in the past.
The good news is that Djonsly and his mother got their Visas. He will be coming here soon to Love A Child, because he had “water on his lung,” and has been in a hospital here in Haiti. But today he comes home to Love A Child.

I can say that this has been the most stressful things we have been through in regards to getting a child to the States. And the other factor is that the Embassy here has been closed much of the time because of the gangs.

Today, we want to thank every one of you who prayed for Djonsly and his mother. We want to thank the attorney who worked so hard and told us “not to give up,” when we felt we could not go on any longer. We want to thank the Embassy here in Haiti who made this possible.

But most of all, we want to thank our Lord Jesus, for this great miracle!

Bobby and Sherry

P.S. We will let you know when Djonsly and his mother will be going. I am sure that some of you may want to help with their airfare to the States… which would be a blessing. Thank you, again!

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Word from the Mission Field

“Ride Out the Storm!”

I don’t like riding in small airplanes or small boats. I have been in both and have had bad experiences, but God brought me through!!

Years ago, Bobby decided to get his “airplane license” so that he could go to Haiti and other islands to preach the gospel. Bobby has a good “head on his shoulders,” but he had only gotten his “private license.” He could fly VFR, which is when you can read the map and see where you are going. But he had not yet gotten his IFR, which is where you fly by instruments. As he was learning to fly, his instructor taught him one very good lesson… “Always trust your instruments instead of what you see or feel.” The reason for that is when you are flying, the skyline and the ocean can blend together. You cannot determine where the line is, and many people lose their lives “by not trusting their instruments.”

One time, Bobby had to fly over the Gulf of Mexico late at night. There was a bad storm and some of the lights on his instrument panel went out. He could not find his flashlight. There was just enough light to see his instruments. He remembered what his instructor had told him… “Don’t go by what you see or feel or think. Trust your instruments and ride out the storm.”

In Matthew 14:24, Jesus had gone up into a mountain to pray. His disciples were gone before him and into a ship. “But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.”

Jesus was about to teach them a great lesson. In life, we will have many storms, but we must learn to “ride out the storm” because the “Master of Storm” will always be there with us. In life, we will surely face storms, but we cannot run from them. “Follow your spiritual instruments of faith in the Word of God,” and you will ride out the storm! Sherry

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Happy Birthday Jovanie

We first saw this little girl when she was about six years old. She had red hair from Malnutrition. She was not being well cared for, and we decided we would take her in. As some children do, she had her struggles in College. She was studying to be a nurse. There were many times when we thought we would give up on her, but her Nursing Instructor knew she was intelligent and would be a great nurse.

She not only became a Nurse, but went on to become a “Mid-Wife,” or a Saj Fam in Haiti. So, she has two degrees and works at our Maternity Clinic. The other night, a mother almost lost her baby, who was not breathing. But Jovanie knew exactly what to do… and she saved that little life.

Today is Jovanie’s Birthday. She is a very thankful young lady. She is thankful to us as her parents but also thankful to all of you who support Love A Child. Jovanie is part of “Haiti’s future.” We pray she will marry the right young man and have a wonderful life. She is very, very thankful to be alive.

Sherry

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The Story of “New Letant…” and Their Struggles 

This is the village of “New Letant” in Haiti. This village actually was a village of mud huts down by Lake Azuei, about a 10-minute drive from Love A Child. These people used to live by the lake in mud huts… We had actually built each one a nice home and put furniture in it years ago. Until a series of small earthquakes began to make the lake rise… and the lake “took all the houses under water!!!”

After the major earthquake of 2010, Pastor Jentezen Franklin and his Kingdom Connection people gave us the funds to build those “Letant people” block homes right in the back of Miracle Village! So, these are the original, “Old Letant mud hut people,” who are now in nice block homes. However, they have no jobs and really struggle for food.

When they see our food truck coming, it brings them “hope!” These are such sweet people and we have been through a lot with them. We love them very much, and when our food truck comes they get “really happy!!!”

We wish we could bring every one of you to Haiti, to see how happy these families are to get food!!! Thank you so much for your sacrifice each month… for every box of food!!! You are the “answer to prayer” for many!!! We love you so much.

Bobby and Sherry

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