Greetings from our Birthing Center and from four new little citizens of Haiti! Our Birthing Center saves lives every day… instead of mothers dying during childbirth in unsanitary conditions, they have their babies in a beautiful Birthing Center that “never closes!” 24/7 our Midwives and Doctors are on call. Every mother gets special attention, medical care, medicines, good hot food, and a nice clean bed. Meanwhile, on the front porch, nervous fathers and family members can sit in rocking chairs while listening to Christian Music.

It was my idea to have a nice large, wide porch with rocking chairs. It makes such a big difference, especially to the mothers and family members. Each mother receives a wonderful box gift that comes from our partners. These came from our friend Robin. Inside are baby blankets, diapers, safety pins, and all kinds of goodies!!! In about a week or 15 days, their Birth Certificates will be ready! This is a HUGE BLESSING in Haiti, because mothers have to go downtown to dangerous areas and wait and wait and wait for a Birth Certificate… and they do not get it back for a month… or even a year! When we give our best to the poor, “God gives His best to us!” Thank you, partners! – Sherry

We love our Malnutrition Clinic… Sometimes we shed tears at the children who are brought here… and sometimes, it is tears of joy. Sanon Wadly was brought to our Malnutrition Clinic by his aunt. Little Sanon had been living with his aunt for several years because his mother had mental problems and his father had died. When our workers at the Malnutrition Clinic heard about Sanon’s life, it made everyone’s heart break. Sanon’s mother didn’t even know if he was alive or dead. Since her aunt was also very poor, she often fed Sanon cornmeal, even when he was a baby. He always cried when he didn’t get cornmeal… even though he should have been getting milk. Sometimes, she would feed him “dry bread soup,” water, and bread… but it did nothing for his health. The aunt and baby lived in a horrible area called, “Caanan Two.” It was built after the 2010 earthquake and had been taken over by gangs. So after she sells, she won’t have anything left because the bandits will take all her money. She would be down to “zero” again.

All these difficulties have caused Sanon to lose weight and become critically ill… near death. When his aunt brought him to our clinic, he weighed 8 kilos, and his hair was falling out and changing color to red. Now, Sanon eats small meals six times a day. He has very expensive milk that is formulated for these babies and of course, lots of medicine. He has changed so much… he now weighs 10 kilos. He walks, crawls, and laughs! He will now return home with a box of Manna Pack, (Feed My My Starving Children food), and will return for checkups… and to get more food! If this little guy’s picture doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, nothing will! He is indeed, a little miracle!

What great and precious partners you are! We wish we could “scoop you up and bring you to Haiti,” but it is too dangerous now. Please continue to “tarry by the stuff,” and watch and pray! We can tell Sanon he has lots of aunts and uncles on his side!!! I love this little kid! Sherry

Jasson (Jackson) is the little boy with kidney problems. As you may recall, the specialist said that it will be difficult to get a kidney transplant for Jasson, because it is difficult to find a donor and kidneys go to Dominicans first. The second option for Jasson is a special machine that does dialysis on children. The doctor told us that the dialysis Jasson had been given so far was for adults, and that he needed one for children. There is a special machine for children. This would mean that we would need to take Jasson when we take Dieuferly to the Dominican Republic. Jasson will have to have a special procedure in his navel so that when, and if, we can get the dialysis machine for “children,” he would be ready for that. Of course, our people will need to be trained on the machine, but this is our next best way to help Jasson at the present time. His life is hanging on a branch… We must do everything we can and let God do the rest. Our third child is Lionel, a young teen. His father got angry at him when he was very young, and held his hand in boiling hot water! A burn from boiling water is worse than a burn from a charcoal fire. His fingers are “stuck together,” looking like a “claw,” and he really needs to have them separated and have physical therapy on them! We are planning on all three children going to the Dominican Republic at the same time.

Jesse has a special “Zoom meeting” this evening at 5:00 with the doctors, and we will know more then. We want to thank the Lord for all He has done and especially to Jesse, who is like our own son, for all his love, care, and help to get these children good medical care. We also want to thank all of our partners, who pray for us, and who sponsor these sweet children!!! We love you all. – Bobby and Sherry

Early this morning, our Haitian team loaded two big trucks full of Feed My Starving Children food and beans! We were headed to a new area called “Mon Oreg.” We had never been there but the people were so friendly. We sent in a team ahead of time to give out “Food Tickets.” This prevents people from fighting over food because they know “if they have a ticket, they will leave with food in their hands.” (Only mothers get tickets!) It is an almost impossible situation to survive here in the poor areas of Haiti. We see lots of “survival programs” on TV, but this is survival for a lifetime… and feeding hungry children every day.

Many mothers give their children hot boiling water with a few wild leaves and some salt in it. When it boils, they give it to their children to kill the hunger. But, one mother had just boiled a pot of water and salt a few days before we got there, and sadly enough her little daughter Chenya, age three, reached up to grab the pot and pulled the hot boiling water onto her face! The neighbors told her mother to put “tomato paste” on her face. So, her mother got a small can on credit and smeared it on Chenya’s face, which made it worse.

After the feeding program, we loaded up mom, Chenya, and her other baby who was 2 months old and brought them to our Love A Child Clinic. We called ahead and Dr. Barthelemy was waiting in the ER for her. They had to clean her burned face, and they did an excellent job! I got a little doll for this little “baby doll,” and her mother got a ride back to the mountains.

This is “everyday life” in Haiti! Thank you and God bless you, partners, and God bless the Feed My Starving Children organization and all those who help us get this food to Haiti!

We arrived back safely from Mon Oreg. There were so many mothers coming to get food for their children and so many children coming to eat.

One little girl, about three, had pulled over a large pot of boiling water and scalded her face, about a week ago. The mother said it was “boiling tea,” but it was “saltwater soup” to feed her hungry children.

The boiling water scalded the little girl’s face and there was no money for a doctor. So, the neighbors told her to put “tomato soup” on her face to take the swelling away. But her face got really infected.

We brought her and her mother back and took them to our clinic here in Fond Parisien. They are cleaning her little face right now. If we were not there to take her to the doctor, a serious infection could have set in! We are so thankful for God’s healing power.

Sherry