A few days ago, Philemond, our main driver and faithful worker for many, many years, drove to the Dominican Republic with Joker, our mechanic, Dieuferly, who had the club-foot operation, and Jasson, who has kidney disease, Jasson is about 11. Jesse Ostrander, missionary and construction worker, flew from the states to the Dominican Republic, to...
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD OR HAVE FOUGHT TOO MANY BATTLES NOT TO SAY, “LORD GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN!” I love the story of Caleb… “As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for...
Just look at this little beauty! Little Daphline was born in the mountains of Savaan Roche, Haiti, some of the highest mountains we have worked in! Her mother died shortly after she was born and her father gave Daphline to her mother's sister, (her aunt), whose husband had just been murdered! She already had nine...
Today we received reports from Mayor Yvrose in Jérémie, Haiti, telling us where all the rice, cooking oil, and condensed milk were distributed. Sherry and I were there with her in the beginning, and then after a few days, we left and she continued on. We were amazed at all the places, especially the forgotten...
Due to Sherry's dental emergency, Sherry and I could not fly into the Dominican Republic as planned. We had wanted to be with Dieuferly at his doctor's appointment today and to take little Jackson to the doctor/hospital appointment he has tomorrow concerning a possible future kidney transplant. Jesse Ostrander is flying in today, taking our...
"Wisdom is better than weapons of war..." (Part One) It's easy to go to war, especially when you have been fighting all your life. But the Bible teaches us that there is one thing better than war… it is called, "WISDOM." Ecclesiastes 9:18 says, "Wisdom is better than weapons of war…" It's easy to get mad and lose...
This is Stephanie and George. George is about a year older than his sister, Stephanie. We first brought George into our orphanage when his mother was in a bad emotional state. She was pregnant and didn’t want another child. Her husband was not taking good care of her either. She told a lady at the pharmacy...
The Story of Baby Lovencia Peasant people from the mountains have always relied on their own "medicines" handed down from their parents. This is especially the case in regards to burns from charcoal fires and burns from boiling hot water (which are worse). In Mobile Medical Clinics, I have seen children's arms wrapped with mud,...
"For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord...
Well, you can see how happy little Jonas is, even when he's working!! The kids get up early each morning at 4:30 (except Sunday). They go to work, watering the plants and flowers, making beds, sweeping and mopping floors, and "disinfecting" everything for covid! Jonas loves to get everything "squeaky clean!" Jonas is the precious...
