When children grow up in an orphanage or children’s home, they have a lot of “brothers and sisters.” Sometimes, they are even closer to one than their own sibling. But one thing is for sure, they love each other. No matter if one is much younger or older, they all get along.

This little one is Ginyia and her “sister” is Nathalie. Ginyia’s mother died during a C-section, so Ginyia was raised by her older blood-related sister. Her father deserted her and never returned, leaving Ginyia’s older sister to care for her. When the teenager could no longer do so, she took her little sister, Ginyia, to the Department of Social Services. They asked us to take her in, and of course, all the little girls were so excited to get another sister!!

Nathalie was brought to our Malnutrition Center by her father when she was less than a year old. Nathalie’s mother had died, and her father realized she was malnourished and not well… That’s why he brought her to the clinic. She was thin and underweight. When she recovered, we looked everywhere for her father in their remote village, but he was never found. So, we took her in, and we are so glad that “her father never found her.” If he would have loved her, he would never have left this precious gift for us! Ginyia and Nathalie are both doing well in school. Both are in the “Praise Dance Team!”  Both of them love to sing, and they love music!

We will wait and see where God takes these two precious little girls, but for now, they are our “joy!” We love them both!!! Sherry

The Haitian people have a proverb for almost everything… One of those Creole Proverbs says, “The child who cries inside your door, and the child who cries outside your door are the same…” What a profound statement spoken by simple, poor peasant people. How true this is… Little Andrid Cime is one of those children who is crying “outside your door.” His story is the same all around Haiti…

Hunger and Malnutrition.

One of Haiti’s food problems today is the fact that Haiti has been taken over by bandits. Nearly all Haiti’s poor sell something, anything. Everyone sells to everyone else. No one makes much profit, but each usually has a tiny bit to buy food. Now that gangs have taken over much of Haiti, the poor cannot get out and sell safely.

Madamn Edna Exalus has three children. She has a small business but now, due to bandits, she is afraid to go out and sell. Her husband, Mr. Fritz Cime, works hard to try to make money for food. What is his job? “Pote.” He carries (pote) heavy burdens on his head and makes just a little bit for food. Each evening, he leaves the area about 6:00 or 7:00 pm. Then, his mother goes out to buy some bread or anything she can afford. They live in an area called “Nacou.”

Their house is made of clay and rocks. When it rains, it washes away some of the house each time… The house leaks and everyone gets wet, including Andrid. He got sick and began vomiting for 15 days, losing water. He became thin and weak… and could no longer stand by himself. He became lethargic. His mother brought him to our Jesus Healing Center and the doctor said that he was malnourished. The doctor told his mother that Andrid had severe malnutrition and that he was seriously ill and underweight and could eventually die. He weighed only 7.3 kilos (16 pounds) and was dehydrated. Madamn Cime was so sad when the doctor explained all of this. The nurses and doctor talked to her and told her that we needed to keep Andrid in our Malnutrition Clinic until we could get him well and then when he gained weight, he could go back home. The nurses told her that “with special medicine, special milk and special food” he would get better and gain weight and grow fast.

Now, his parents won’t have to worry about him. Andrid is safe inside our Malnutrition Clinic. He will have “round-the-clock” care and special food. He has his own special nurse and doctor to look after him and even toys to play with! They told him that the nurses would bathe him and make sure he stayed clean and healthy. And his parents could come and visit anytime they wanted! Hands up to God! His parents were so thankful for caring people who really wanted the best for their son! What a blessing!!

If you lived in Haiti, this “could be” your child! But thank God, you are here to help right from where you are. Yes, the child who “cries inside your door, and the child who cries outside your door,” are the same! God has blessed us richly with the best partners in the world!!! YOU ARE A GIFT FROM GOD FOR ANDRID AND ALL THE OTHER LITTLE ANDRIDS! God bless you, Sherry

At this moment, a little child, six-year-old Bradley Constantine, is in bad condition at our Jesus Healing Center…

The desperate parents of little Bradley had a story like many of the poor in Haiti. Bradley lives with his mother and father. His father has been unemployed for years, as there are no jobs. He sells “candy” on the street. His father, who carried him in, said that his throat had been hurting him for two weeks. Even though he could not eat or drink they did not think he was serious enough to go to a clinic. They could not buy medicine because they did not know what he had so they made him gargle water and leaves in his throat. They noticed that Bradly could barely breathe, and he was dehydrated. His eyes changed color and his lips were dry and bleeding. They never knew he had a bad case of strep throat and tonsillitis.

Quickly our doctor and nurses put him on IVs and started treating him… But, Bradley had come so late that his condition was very, very serious. Our doctor put him in our ambulance then told our driver, “Take him to the hospital.” After driving around, the ambulance driver said that he went to several hospitals, which were full. We first tried Petit Fre ak Se Hospital because they specialize in children.

Our Haitian Pastor was there to pray with Bradley’s parents.

If Bradley’s father had money to take him to a clinic near him, this would not have happened… but he was far from us and he never knew that there would be a “free clinic” to take him to called the Jesus Healing Center! But he is in our care now, and we will do everything we can for Bradley. We wish to thank our partners for this wonderful clinic, and we wish to thank Joyce Meyer Ministries – Hand of Hope for sponsoring the operating cost to keep it going.

We have known Karen Bultje for many years. Her ministry is helping families who have had children in for surgeries and other needs. She usually has a large group of mothers with babies who have had surgeries for “hydrocephalus.” They have been through many tough times but have always been thankful for the food.

Each month, we share with so many missionary organizations that it takes “three 40-foot containers” of the food from Feed My Starving Children. Karen Bultje is the head of Coram Deo, but she is in the hospital for surgery. She has a team caring for the children with medical needs. I know we speak for Karen, who is extremely thankful for the food. 

When a missionary ends up in the hospital, the “weight of the world is on their shoulders” because they love and care for the sick and the poor. It is something that we have been through many times in the past…but, the food came “on-time,” because partners “listened to the voice of the Lord,” sacrificed and gave, to get these three containers of precious Feed My Starving Children food to these many organizations we serve each month. 

The sweet little picture of the little girl is one of the children that is being cared for by this ministry. When we share what we have with others, God will bless us with more. The Bible says, “the liberal soul shall be made fat.” (Proverbs 11:25) Don’t ever be “afraid” to give to the poor.

God bless you, 

Sherry

Success!

The water is coming for the village of Fond Parisien, Haiti area!! PTL! Three weeks ago, when we tried putting in the submersible pump and all the underground pipe, we had a connection problem to our big motor and had to have a special 15 – pound part made in America and shipped down to Haiti.

On Saturday, the connection was made, and the water came!! Listen to this, 1,200 gallons per minute! All the village people were so excited. They have been without water for about eight months now. But, you have to remember; no water pipes go to people’s homes like where you may live. So everyone must bring their buckets for water to take home.

The farmers have been hurting because there was no water for their crops. Now, they have water. Canals are dug down to each farmer’s plot of land.

Thank you, Academy Cathedral and Pastor Elaine Britt from Inglewood, Ca. for sponsoring this project. Water gives life! The entire area says thank you.

Thank you, Blue Ridge well drillers, Jesse Ostrander and Bryon Ray, for all your hard work.

We love you!

Bobby Burnette