“Every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” John the Baptist, Luke 3:9

He looked like a crazy man living in the desert alone with God, eating locusts and wild honey, and having his loins gird about with camel’s hair. Who would ever believe this “strange man?” But he was the one that was sent to prepare the way for Jesus. After he preaches and tells everyone to repent and “bring forth good fruit,” they ask him, “What shall we do then?” John replies, “He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.” Luke 3:11

The first fruit we should bear after receiving the Lord is to “give to the poor.” Very few churches preach this message today. They have a “form of godliness,” but deny the power thereof. But as soon as we accept the Lord, we are commissioned to “give.” Giving is showing the love, and “Love Is Something You Do.” Sherry

“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.” Proverbs 3:27-28

Solomon wrote the book of proverbs. A book of wisdom from the wisest man in the world. When the Lord has put into our hands to help someone and meet a need, we should do it. Has the Lord put within your hands the power to help someone today? When we bless someone, the Lord will bless us more!

Missionary Bobby Burnette

We are in “DESPERATE NEED” of supplies for the Earthquake victims who lost everything.

Please look at our wish list on Amazon to see how you can help.

NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL.

We Need:

Large and small tarps, tents of any size. There are mostly large families, but any size tent is needed. T-shirts of all sizes, blankets, and sheets. Toiletries, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, washcloths, towels. I don’t know if anyone has access to MRE’s (meals ready to eat), but this would be great.

For Babies:

Diapers of any size, powdered milk. (We will buy water wherever we can en route.) Baby cereal, etc.

This disaster won’t go away overnight, but the need is great now.

If you would like to help another way, please contact our office at 239-210-6107.

We “know” that God calls us to Haiti to help the poor in any way we can.

Now, we ask you to pray for us as never before, for protection and wisdom. We have “put our hands to the plow,” as many other missionaries have done. Please remember us and all the other missionaries here in Haiti, and above all, remember the poor.

Thank you very much if you feel led of the Lord to help with these needs. God bless you, Sherry

She looks young but actually, she is 17. She braided her hair for church so you cannot tell that she has “lots of hair!” This quiet, shy, young lady is now 17 and will be in her “11th” year of school here in Haiti. Daniella is one of those children that “you never know she is there.” She is usually working, studying, volunteering for something, or in the kitchen. She is doing well. The “love of her life” is her twin brother, Daniel. He had many health problems when he was born so he started school after a few years. He also has an “eye disease,” so Daniella always wants to study “diseases of the eye,” and how to treat them.

Daniella loves dancing, singing, and going to church! She will do well in whatever she makes her mind to do. We tell her, “follow your heart.” We all love Daniella.

Sherry

Here in Haiti, at Love A Child, all the kids have a nickname. We call Job, “yon pye kokoye!” (A coconut tree!) That kid is growing so tall, and I can’t keep him in clothes! Job’s father, a farmer, had anxiously awaited the birth of his child, but his mother, Mdm Viergielie, had complications when giving birth in a mud hut. It was not sanitary, and as a result, she died with the “childbirth fever.”

This is why Haiti has so many orphans. In Haiti, when a mother dies, the child is automatically considered an orphan because without the mother, the child will die, and the father cannot provide the milk and nutrition the baby needs. So his father brought Job to our orphanage.

Job has always been a good child, never fussy, never talks back, sweet disposition. He is an excellent student but has not made up his mind about his career. My main problem with Job is his growth!!! He is growing like a coconut tree. Last summer, he was a 28/30 in pants, but he might have grown another half inch! Ha!

I can’t keep him in clothes. The shirt he has on is from one of his older brothers!  We will see what path in life Job takes. Whatever he decides, he will have favor on his life!!! He is just a sweetie, and we love Job!

Sherry

Yesterday and today, our teens, along with Lauren (Bryan’s daughter), have been working hard in our warehouse. They are helping to get items prepared for “Disaster Relief.” We are thankful to those of you who have sent in blankets, sheets, children’s handmade clothes, etc. because there is a great need now.

We also have medications that we saved for Disaster Relief from MAP International, which is a huge blessing!  Bobby and I were scheduled to fly to south Haiti via a small plane this morning, but the weather was bad. So we will try again tomorrow. This trip will be important because it will let us meet the right people and missionaries to make things flow easier for distribution.

I just saw the video of the people in south Haiti, in the pouring rain, cold, wet, hungry, and with no hope. The women were crying so loud. These people all need tents! I pray that we get them as many as needed. That video was so sad, and it brought me back to the. “2010 earthquake.”

It’s so sad.

Sherry

This video was taken by someone last evening in Les Cayes, Haiti. How can the poor Haitians take one disaster after another? Among others, Les Cayes is one of the areas we are trying to help.

Please go to our website or give by credit card by calling our headquarters at (239) 210-6107.

Bobby Burnette

“Our Guide till Death”

Since living here in Haiti for over 30 years, we have been through a lot of experiences, most of them taking place in the mountains. The mountains of Haiti are beautiful from a distance, but actually, they are mostly sparse because of the Haitians cutting down trees since the 1950s. Once, when we were in the mountains of Savaan Pit, dark storm clouds began to gather. We had a team with us and when we finished the Mobile Medical Clinic, Mr. Occius (the papa of the village) began to tell us to “hurry up, because rain is coming.” We didn’t even see any rain coming and we kind of “dwindled.” Then, the really dark clouds appeared suddenly, and it was getting dark. Mr. Occius led us all out by foot, under the dark clouds. We did not know where we were going, but this older Haitian man knew what he was doing. We came to the gorge between the two mountains and all of a sudden, a rushing river of water came right down like a mighty force. We had to forge that river! Someone got a rope from one side to the other and tied it to some trees, and we hung on to the rope through the rushing river current! There was Mr. Occius, as calm as ever, leading us out to safety.

David, the psalmist said, “For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.” Psalm 48:14

Our Lord God is the best guide we could ever have, and He will be our guide unto death! That’s good enough for us! Have a wonderful day! Sherry