You can't find it, unless you know where it is. The village of Madamn Bauje is barren and has lots of thorn bushes. It is hidden from sight from the main road. The majority of people here try to sell "something," to make a living. We have drilled for water several times but only found...
How Can We Preach the Gospel in a Voodoo Village? We first visited Despeezo years ago when we were going to do a Mobile Clinic. This village is not far from other villages where we work, Madamn Bauje, Cotin, etc. We noticed a large Voodoo house, (tonnel), with lots of drawings on it. There are...
“Only the shoes know if the socks have holes...” A Haitian Creole proverb. Well, one thing is for sure... these beautiful new black school shoes will hide any "holes" the socks may have!! Getting heavy-duty black school shoes for the children is a real problem here in Haiti. In the United States, kids can wear...
"Give Up and Let Jesus Take Over." "And behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind Him, and touched the Hem of His garment; For she said within herself, If I may but touch His garment, I shall be made whole." Matthew 9:20-21 This woman, who had severe bleeding...
Joseph and his sister, Sarah, were both abandoned by their father when their mother died. (Half of the children from our Love A Child Orphanage came to us because their mother died and their father could not take care of them, or their father abandoned them!) They arrived at our orphanage both with malnutrition. It...
"Those Who Share Their Food Never Eat Alone…" A Haitian Creole proverb. We love to feed hungry children, but it is especially rewarding when the children are in school, getting an education. These children are from Lartigue, Haiti, under Pastor Wilson. His organization comes once a month to receive food from our Food Distribution Center. There are hundreds of children in this...
Beans are a wonderful source of protein for Haitian men, women, and children, but they are very expensive. And, due to bad soil and little rainfall, it is very difficult to grow them in Haiti or grow enough so that the price won't be high. But the price is high, and the majority of poor...
Who is Your Neighbor? In Luke 10, Jesus is talking to a lawyer about the scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." (Luke 10:27) So the lawyer asks Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" So, Jesus told the story of the man who went down to Jericho and fell among thieves, who beat the...
Jolina is growing up to be a young lady with a love of sports!!! She is very aggressive on the basketball court and in soccer, but she is all girl... fingernail polish and all! She loves school and loves to work, but she is a good cook as well! She is 13 years old, in Junior High, and is...
These are the first four babies that we took into our Malnutrition Center in the middle of February. Now, just a few months later, they are being sent home. They have reached their "desired weight," and now their mothers will need to bring them back each week for a check-up, and more special food and milk...
