“A Haitian laughs, when he should cry.”- A Haitian Creole proverb. What precious Haitian children! Their lives are so harsh, their food, so scarce, and yet, in their simplicity, they can manage a smile! These children of the mountains, do not have “three meals a day,” they are happy if[…]
To most Haitians, church is their life! They will all “dress their best” for church! The younger teen girls and smaller will always wear “black shoes for church” with white socks!! They will never wear their “school shoes” to church! The younger boys, like Noah, can wear a shirt with[…]
“Fear Not.” Sometimes, it’s an easy thing to say, but when you are in the middle of a crisis, “the spirit of fear,“ tries to overcome you. Some people fear “going into surgery,” or “interviewing for a job,” or “going to get the news from the doctor,” or “just looking at the[…]
Zoey (in the pink and white dress) is about a year and a half, but she “has a mind of her own!” She is a smart, sweet little girl, and she is so funny! I just heard today that she is telling everyone, “My name’s not Zoey. It’s Widlene!” Widlene,[…]
We just love our Malnutrition Center clinic! We have taken in the first four babies… a brother and sister, and two other boys. One of the babies is almost a year and a half. They all have malnutrition. One of the nurses was checking in on them and three nannies[…]
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS As some of you know, there are now “gangs” in Haiti, hired by “higher powers” so that they rob, control, and intimidate anyone. There is a gang about 45 minutes from us, called the “Papaya Gang,” because they hide out way in the back of a papaya field.[…]
“Lo, the children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but[…]
Kristela has always been one of everyone’s favorite here at the Children’s Home!!! She is “tom-boy-ish,” and as someone said, “you could throw her ten feet, and she would bounce!” She is tall, thin, and always in motion!! We were in a Mobile Clinic in Savaan Pit when Kristela’s mother,[…]
Update Report: We made it back into Haiti this afternoon from the Dominican Republic. We left on Tuesday and got back today. We are awaiting word from the doctor on the next step for Dieuferly. Dr. Frias is studying the X-rays of both of his feet and legs. We’ll probably[…]
“…Teaching a man to fish…” The current session of the Agricultural Training Center (ATC) training course, “Sustainable Agriculture in Haiti,” is progressing very well. These eight students are happy to be learning many new life-giving gardening skills. They spent three days in the classroom learning the science of proper soil,[…]
