This morning, we left for Madamn Adeline’s orphanage in a village called St. Michelle. Bobby, Philemond, and I had a good time giving the children handmade cars from our friend Howard, and darling dresses from Marianela Salazar/ Nela of the Poor. Her little orphanage children, as well as other children in the neighborhood, have school inside the orphanage at their desks. The children, who once had red hair from malnutrition, now...
Education and developing skills are a sure path to a better life in Haiti. Our new class of Sustainable Agriculture in Haiti students are all too happy to get dirty and worn out working to learn new useful skills for successful, sustainable gardening in Haiti. Yesterday and today, the six students have been learning basic soil science...
We are on our way to Madamn Adeline’s orphanage. She and her children were living in a “mud-and-stick” shack (all 30 of them) until we met! God gave us a great burden to help her. Later, we found out that she had been going up on top of a high mountain each Monday to pray...
"...so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel." 2 Samuel 15:6 "And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom." 2 Samuel 15:12 Here we have a sad story of a young man, Absalom, beloved son of King David, turning the people from their leader King David unto himself. Many people do not believe in evil spirits, but jealousy, pride, and rebellion are all in the same family. King David, once the shepherd boy who sat, sang, and communicated with his God...
Samuel… What a wonderful young man he has grown up to be… He is 17 years old and in the 8th grade. When he is not in school, Samuel helps with the "painting team" and loves to work! He enjoys basketball, football, and soccer! He loves music and is an excellent drummer! He plays in the...
Here are a few pictures of the pavers being laid to cut down on the dust, Bryon, and the workers working inside the Jesus Healing Center. Mark Ostrander is also here working. They are actually working on four different jobs at the same time! You can see how the Jesus Healing Center, the pink Birthing Center, and the Malnutrition Clinic all sit across from the other. This morning at daylight pregnant mothers were waiting, many sleeping on the ground. We offer pre- and postnatal care along with birth control classes. The Haitian people, many with their children, were waiting to come into...
“Can God Reverse The Decision?” Here in Haiti, we deal with a lot of Voodoo spirits. The Haitian people are always afraid that someone has put a “curse on them,” and sadly enough, they become so fearful that bad things will happen to them. But God is able to “reverse the curse!” Deuteronomy 23:5 –...
Kenzy... Here he is, getting his picture taken with his hands in his pockets like a grown-up!! We didn’t think he would live. His mother and father had died and he was near death when we got him. Kenzy has a blood condition and he was always "sickly," and we had to take him to...
Haiti is not the easiest country to live in and work in. The food prices are rising, and people come to our gate all the time asking for food, for a job, for a place to stay, or to take in their child and raise them. The pressure of seeing faces and hearing stories is a lot, and then there are the street gangs that have become stronger each day. It can get discouraging, but then we get pictures from our missionary friends whom we share food with, and...
“Lord, What do You Want Me to Do?” How many times have we not taken the time to “ask the Lord His advice and His guidance?” When Bobby and I were first married and I would try to give him a little “wife” advice, he would say, “Honey, I know what I’m doing…” Through the...
