George… His real name is “Georges,” named after Hurricane Georges, which struck Haiti in 1998. George’s mother had a large family and couldn’t care for another child… but she was pregnant. She had told some ladies who worked in a large pharmacy that she was going to abandon the baby at the General Hospital and walk out and leave him there.

When I heard this, the ladies at the pharmacy were begging me to take him when the mother would give birth. But, his mother never made it to the hospital due to the hurricane. George was born during “Hurricane Georges.” We brought him to our orphanage about a year later, his mother got pregnant again, with Stephanie, George’s sister. We took her in and after a little while, their mother died. George has always been small for his age, but when our backs were turned, he was up on the front end loader and backhoe, when he was about 12!

We sent him to the Caterpillar Training School so that he could get his official certificate. George has been working for Love A Child for years now. He is a young man with a future ahead. He has a fiancé and is trying to build his house little by little, so that he can get married! He already has a nice piece of land on which to build his house.

George is always laughing, always smiling, and always so sweet! He loves his dad (Bobby), so much!! We are blessed to have such good kids at Love A Child, Sherry

PTL! This is blind Grandma Mersilla praising the Lord for the construction beginning of her Gabion house! I will never forget the day when we were all there giving her a tent to live in because she lost her house in the earthquake. Oh, she praised the Lord… just like today when the rocks and sand began to come. Her little granddaughter saved her life! Hubert is delivering all the sand and rocks for all the houses. All of these houses are made from local materials and all local labor. This provides lots of jobs for everyone, especially now since the earthquake and all the trauma in Haiti.

The Gabion house is a three-bedroom, with a living room and kitchen. The walls are mostly two feet thick made from rocks and cement and will withstand future earthquakes and most hurricanes.

I’m so excited about this project… We gave tons and tons of food to the people after the earthquake. Then we went back in and gave out hundreds of tents for the people to sleep in who had lost EVERYTHING. The Lord has laid it heavy upon our hearts to build these houses for the people. I told the Lord we have needs for Love A Child. The Lord spoke to my heart and said, “When we help to meet their need, God will meet our needs abundantly!” For those of you that want to help, the Lord will meet your needs abundantly too. Each Gabion house costs $9,000 for a three-bedroom, with a living room and kitchen.

PTL! We received another $9,000 check in the mail today. Whether you can give a small amount or a large amount, please pray about how you can help. Thank you in advance.

Love is something you do…
Missionary Bobby Burnette

Madamn Lagarde sat on the tap-tap (public transportation) with her baby Cilenska. She had used all her money for the tap-tap from a village called Balan. She had two other children at home, but her little baby girl, 8-month-old Cilenska, was “near to her heart.” However, due to the food shortage in Haiti, among the poor, she had very little to give the baby. Food was rare and so was water. She had to walk a long way to get water from “the pipes,” and that was a long way.

In her little two-room house, there were 9 people living there. That is one reason why her children were not getting enough food… all the relatives were living with her.

When she arrived at the Jesus Healing Center with her baby, Dr. Barthelemy examined the baby and it only weighed 5.3 kilos (11.7 pounds). The baby was not “happy and laughing and crawling and playing”… She was just “laying there!” So, Dr. Barthelemy sent the mother and child over to our Malnutrition Clinic. She would have to stay until he was well enough to go home, on “out-patient” care. They had to feed her 6 times a day.

Finally, after a while, she began to gain weight. She got up to 6.2 kilos. When checked again, she was allowed to go into our “out-patient” program. This meant that she would still receive the special milk formula but Madamn Lagarde would also have a large box of Feed My Starving Children food to take home.

Now, Cilenska is doing well, and loving every moment! She is giggly, happy, and on the road to recovery.

There are many little Cilenska’s that will be coming to our Malnutrition Clinic. Pray about helping to sponsor this wonderful outreach monthly. We have a medical staff, pediatrician, nurses, mommies, and special foods for these babies. Just look at Celenska’s mother and father and how happy they are. Cilenska is going home!

God bless you,
Sherry

When Kenson was born, his mother died, and his father brought him to our Love A Child Orphanage. He loves soccer and basketball and gets along well with the younger children. He is quiet and has a good personality. When he goes to Church, he tries to make sure that “everything matches!” He is always clean, even when he is dirty! Ha!

You will usually find him with his head stuck in a motor of one of our broken-down cars or trucks. But “he always looks good!!” He rarely looks dirty or greasy! He loves to dress up, and his sisters say, “he has a passion for fashion!” We love Kenson! He is going to a Mechanic School in Haiti! We can always use “another good mechanic.” With all our broken-down vehicles, he will have “job security!” Sherry

“God Gives the Cows Tails to Shoo Away the Flies” – A Haitian Creole Proverb

Warning: Graphic Photos

We had 150 patients waiting to see the doctors… All the patients had checked in and were waiting to see a doctor when we got the news that there had been an accident in front of Miracle Village, which is not far from us.

We heard that there was a motorcycle accident involving four people, but one of them was hurt worse than the others… Mackenson Meus.

Mackenson told the doctors and nurses that while he was driving on his motorcycle, he saw a truck coming out of the intersection, so he stopped to let the truck pass. That’s when another motorbike was coming full speed ahead, lost its brakes, and was coming right at Mackenson and the others. His foot was injured down to the bone and bleeding, and because Mackenson was thrown on his face, it was cut and bleeding badly.

Mackenson was taken to our ER, and the doctors went to work on him. After cleaning him up and getting his wounds sewn up, he was transferred to another hospital for continued care via our ambulance.

We are so thankful to our wonderful doctors and dedicated staff who know what to do and where we have to send the worst cases.

Haiti is a poor country, where the majority cannot receive good medical care due to a lack of money.

Our Haitian Pastor prays for each one so that they are touched by “the Great Physician!” We are so thankful for the Jesus Healing Center Clinic and for our wonderful doctors and nurses.

Sherry