DO NOT BE AFRAID, BE STRONG! “…Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Joshua 1:9) Moses had died. The Lord said, "Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordon, thou, and all this people, unto the...
What a sweetie Ti Mika has turned out to be! Ti Mika is 12 years old... and she always has a smile "ear to ear!" Even when she has nothing to smile about, she is still happy and smiling! She puts everyone in a good mood! We discovered this precious child when we were filming...
Our three Haitian sons Dieuferly, Franceau and Jean Gardy are in the chicken business on our Love A Child property. These chickens were just little small chicks when they bought them. Look how the Lord has blessed the chickens and their business. These are broilers and now they are going to expand in layers. They...
This morning, our driver Philimond left with Jasson (Jackson) and Lionel (Yonel), along with Dieuferly to go to the Dominican Republic. It is a five-hour trip to the capital. Jesse Ostrander is already there, waiting to meet them and take them to their doctors' appointments. Dieuferly, our Haitian son who had the club foot operation...
What Time I am Afraid… David, the psalmist of the Lord said it best… “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” Psalm 56:3 This is what we missionaries must do in order to continue to live and work in Haiti… kidnappers lie in wait, gangs are on the street and no one...
HAITI UPDATE: Urgent Prayer: We have twelve "40-foot containers" from Feed My Starving Children in customs with 270,000 lifesaving meals inside each container. Casimi has not been able to bring them to Love A Child because of all the shootings between gangs, so there are many problems on the road. Very dangerous. Now we are...
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 A true friend is hard to find. We’ve all had friends whom we have been disappointed in. Friends who act like they love you very much to your face, but yet behind your back they are...
From Joel Trimble: "Meresianne Sainger is 74 years old and lives day to day growing and harvesting castor beans to produce castor oil, which she sells in the local open-air market. Meresianne lost her house during the earthquake nine months ago and now has a new house built and paid for 100% by Love A...
Here is Mark and Jesse Ostrander with our Haitian “dream team” working on our future team and visitor housing. We are planning and working for the future. Right now, the gangs have taken over many areas, robbing, kidnapping, and shooting everywhere. With the fuel shortage, Haiti is in chaos. We claim Haiti for Christ! This...
"The Spirit of Discouragement." We are living in a time of our life, when many, many are discouraged. It is an overwhelming force that overtakes you, even when you come to church. You can try to hide it with a dress, or makeup; you can try to hide it by "leaving" when you should be staying....