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...
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.” Proverbs 3:27-28 If it is in the power of our hand to help...
Job is one of the sweetest kids here at Love A Child. He is 13 years old and in 6th grade. He loves to play music, especially bass guitar. He is gentle, kind, and extremely intelligent. He is a good worker here at the Children's Home. He loves to work with one of the older...
Last evening was a wonderful day for us! We took a busload of our kids from our "Children's Home," (all the ones that could fit into the bus) and we all went to Yonel's wedding. It was held in a Haitian church not far from us. It was a very festive celebration, with some classical...
