Yolanda was born in the high mountains of Covant. Her mother, Marie Elmise, died right after giving birth and her father, Jean Elmise could not care for her...he had six other children at home to feed. She was brought down the mountain to us by the local Pastor. She is an anointed "worship and praise" leader. When our children...
Do you ever wonder "what breaks the heart of God?" This is Mayenda, a poor woman you have never heard of, she and her four children live in a "dismal" area of Haiti called, "Mon Deral." From the distance, it is hot, dry, dusty, and deserted. People live in "anything they can find." There are some...
“From one seed comes many . . .” Today the Agricultural Training Center staff is excited to be planting two varieties of millet seed that were donated by Mike D. and his family and his school students who are interested in agricultural development in Haiti. Mike teaches sustainable agriculture in Galesburg, IL, and supports our...
“Fly into that storm!” Sometimes it’s hard for us to face a difficult problem or situation. In fact, many people run from their problems or try to hide from them! But that won’t help! That problem, that hurt, that situation, or whatever it is, will not just “go away.” When Bobby was learning to fly,...
About 17 years ago, a Haitian lady, who sold trinkets on the street, told us about a baby girl whose father abandoned her. The baby's name was "Lovely." We were told that her mother had HIV and also had abandoned her. So, we took Lovely in. She had a lot of health problems, and it...
These precious children are just some of the ones who are receiving food each day from one of our missionary partners, "Second Chance." They are just one of 100 organizations that come each month for food. As Second Chance says below, these children are some of the "high risk" children. We share with orphanages and...
Pastor Mark Ostrander and our Haitian workers (dream team) are still working this week in Miracle Village, building three more houses for three Haitian families. They are making good progress! When they are finished, we will buy furniture to put in each home. We built Miracle Village after the massive 2010 earthquake for those who...
I was told by my close friend, Lori, that when we started a Malnutrition Center that it would fill up quickly. We decided to start with a small number of in-house patients because when you have more sick babies, you have to add a bigger staff. We have certain guidelines to follow that tell us...
"Out of the mouth of the lion…" Someone once asked, "Were there lions in Bible days?" Yes! Of course!!! There are scriptures and stories, but the best one that we all know is Daniel "in" the den of lions! This, of course, is hard for non-believers to think about how a man could survive "being thrown into a den of...
About 15 years ago, Bobby and I got a phone call from our Haitian Director, Nelio Barthelemy. He said that we would need to take in another baby. Most of our children have come to us due to the fact that their mothers died during childbirth or immediately after. So I asked him, “Where is...
