Yesterday, our wonderful Haitian team took food to the villages of LaRoche and Lastic. All the people walked down from their village to the rocky river bed. (It is now difficult for our trucks to make it up to Lastic). These precious people were so happy!!! They came on foot, and some who had donkeys...
"...for I give you sound teaching..." Proverbs 4:2 The current class of the Agricultural Training Center (ATC) course on Sustainable Gardening in Haiti is really a joyful group, and they are learning so much. Wilner and his staff are giving them “a sound teaching” in methods to have great gardens and provide fresh, reliable, nutritious...
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases…” Psalm 103:2-3 God has benefits for his children! The Lord can forgive us of our sins and heal our bodies. The Lord is the healer of broken hearts. I know so many of you that are reading this scripture this morning may...
He’s four and a half years old, going on 16!!! His name is Joshua! He was abandoned in front of our gate when he was about eleven months old. He was malnourished and full of sores, but with love and good care, he slowly revived. He is still in preschool now, but his teacher has...
This morning, we will be delivering food to several hundred families in the areas of La Roche and Lastic. Our trucks must travel up the mountain path and through the rocky river bed. The people and children in these areas have been suffering so much, due to lack of food. Those poor little families who...
There are two scriptures that I say out loud every day as I pray in the mornings. “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O...
We welcome Pastor Mark Ostrander and Bryon Ray to Haiti today! They will be overseeing the construction of the new medical staff housing building for all the doctors, nurses, and staff. They are also converting the old Jesus Healing Center building into our new Love A Child offices. This will save us a lot of...
"Raising Another Family..." Bobby and I have two children in the States, Jonathan and Julie, and three grandchildren. We would never have thought that we would be "raising another family," and a "very large family" at that, (85 children!) Haitian children are the same in many ways and different in many ways. One thing is...
"Put your feet in the water..." Moses had been a great leader, but now, Joshua would take on the mantle of Moses. Joshua was fearless!!! But, now, he was leading the Israelites (Bible scholars say about 1,000,000 people) across the Jordan. Now, in harvest season, the Jordan was at flood stage. But, the Bible says,...
Bianca is 17 years old and doing great in school! Bianca, her two sisters, and her brother were brought to us by their aunt. She explained that the children’s parents died taking a “Haitian boat” to the United States years ago. Bianca is very sweet and quiet. She studies “all the time!” She is a...
