WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS As some of you know, there are now "gangs" in Haiti, hired by "higher powers" so that they rob, control, and intimidate anyone. There is a gang about 45 minutes from us, called the "Papaya Gang," because they hide out way in the back of a papaya field. They are very organized and...
“Lo, the children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the...
Kristela has always been one of everyone's favorite here at the Children's Home!!! She is "tom-boy-ish," and as someone said, "you could throw her ten feet, and she would bounce!" She is tall, thin, and always in motion!! We were in a Mobile Clinic in Savaan Pit when Kristela's mother, pregnant, was brought to us....
Update Report: We made it back into Haiti this afternoon from the Dominican Republic. We left on Tuesday and got back today. We are awaiting word from the doctor on the next step for Dieuferly. Dr. Frias is studying the X-rays of both of his feet and legs. We'll probably be back in the Dominican...
"...Teaching a man to fish..." The current session of the Agricultural Training Center (ATC) training course, “Sustainable Agriculture in Haiti,” is progressing very well. These eight students are happy to be learning many new life-giving gardening skills. They spent three days in the classroom learning the science of proper soil, moisture, and nutrients that plants...
This week, Bobby and Sherry Burnette meet a poor woman who has nothing tangible to leave to her family but is confident that the love of God shall forever remain with them. She is poor, and her children are hungry, yet she remains steadfast in her faith. Hear the heartbreaking story of another mother who...
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” John 15:16 The Lord has called you and me to bring forth fruit. When...
She’s about the size of “half a minute” and just naturally beautiful. When I look into Bianca’s eyes, I see one thing: “surgeon!” Bianca is in 11th grade and one of the best students in her class! She is so quiet, always studying. She loves to do “research” and anything that has to do with...
This morning, we left with Dieuferly for a consultation concerning his club-feet. With us was Joker, our mechanic, Emmanuel, who works for us in the Dominican Republic, and Philemond, our driver. We picked up RL en route. RL is the man who lined up the doctor appointments for us. He and his wife, Vanessa, have...
Update on Dieuferly We are in the Dominican Republic, and this morning, we have a doctor's appointment at 9:30 am at the hospital LaRomana, regarding Dieuferly's feet. We had a Mobile Clinic in the mountains of Covant, Haiti. His mother had nine children, and Dieuferly, age 3, had club-feet. We brought him down the mountain...
