Good news! Thank you for your prayers. Pastor Mark Ostrander just called me here in Haiti a little while ago. His doctor let him know that he had no bleeding blood vessels on his brain and no swelling. PTL! Mark is fine and doing good. He still has some vertigo and dizziness, but the doctor...
Everyone, please pray. As most of you know, Pastor Mark fell backward headfirst into a hole 7-feet deep and wide here in Haiti. He could have been killed. Pastor Mark has had a slight headache and is dizzy with vertigo. He will be returning to his doctor today to hear his CT Scan results. We...
Flood waters are everywhere! "… When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." Isaiah 59:19 Do you feel like the flood waters are coming in on you today? They will not encompass you! The Lord shall lift up a standard against the flood waters of our life!...
Twelve-year-old Daphline is growing up quickly! She's in the 7th grade now. She was born in the mountains of Savaan Roche, Haiti. Her mother, Jolucia, died shortly after she was born. She was "given" to her aunt, whose husband had just been murdered. Her aunt already had a new baby, Jolina. She almost had a...
There are a lot of celebrations during the days of Mardi Gras here in Haiti, and most of it includes drinking, smoking pot, and gangs causing destruction in the streets. We were talking to Pastor Ester Solomon and her church team, who came to spend a few days with us. They have services here at...
The village of Despezio is a very "unusual village." They have many superstitions, and fear often "lays down beside them at night." When we come in, we come in with the love of God! These are the people we must feed when they are hungry because this shows that the Lord loves them!!! We love...
"The Blessings of Helping the Poor…" "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again." Proverbs 19:17 This is a precious scripture that shows how much the Lord loves the poor. Just as in the story of the "Good Samaritan," the Lord...
Mikalange and her sister Mika are twins. They are both in 7th grade, but they are a world of personalities apart. You can see the eyes of Mikalange, they have “mischief” in them! Ha! She is always up to something and never “shy!” Mikalange loves music, and would you believe, she is learning the drums! She loves...
There are always strange things that happen in Haiti that don’t usually happen in the states. Take yesterday, for instance... Bobby and I looked forward to a “quiet Sunday.” When in the late morning, our “front gate” security guard came up pounding on my door. (I had cut off my radio communication to get some...
We love sharing food with other missionaries because feeding hungry children in Haiti is a big job! In the same way that we share our food, we share medications that we receive as a gift. Sometimes, another missionary will share with us. We get the job done easier if we share. We recently received a...
