Helicopter landing at Love A Child: We are thankful the Haitian government sent in fresh national police to take the place of others. Some stayed here and did not leave. We made a buffer zone up the road which the police stay at day and night, watching for the gangs. We have also prepared two...
His mother had abandoned him and taken him to Social Services when he was just two. How traumatic this must have been for this little one. When we got him, he had “stomach pains,” much of the time! He works very hard at “picking up trash,” or cleaning, mopping, etc. He does everything well, but “he sings...
“Work hard to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35 Everybody at Love A Child works hard to support the weak, and the results of the work of the guys at the Agricultural Training Center (ATC)...
“Impossible to Lie.” Have you ever been around someone who lies constantly? Maybe he or she could even be your friend, but you know that when they open their mouth, they are lying. You cannot trust anyone who lies… In fact, when people lie to you, it makes you feel that you cannot trust “anyone.”...
Mika and Mikalange are twins! They are like “day and night!” They were brought to us after their mother, Madamn Mercilia, died after delivering twin girls. They were from the village of “Covant,” which is the highest and most difficult village to get to. We had built a church and school there! Since there were...
Today is a big holiday here in Haiti, and our “Love A Child Orphanage kids” are working hard, getting ready for another big “Food Distribution” not far from us! (The first little boy is Joshua!) These big sacks of food will go to 1,000 hungry families who were “ran out of their homes” by the...
The families of Ganthier, Haiti, have been devastated by ongoing gang violence, which has left them with no choice but to flee to Fond Parisien in search of safety. The Love A Child orphanage children work tirelessly to prepare meal kits, showing compassion and support for those who have lost everything. Through their efforts, they...
I Kings 17... Elijah was a great prophet of God! He told Ahab, the king, that God was going to stop the rain for a time. That would mean “famine in the land.” But the Lord took care of Elijah by sending him to a brook to get water, and God sent ravens to feed...
They all have come from different circumstances, but they will always be “Love A Child” kids and “family!” They are even much closer than many families I know who have children. Widlene, top left, is studying to be a professional cook; Esther, bottom left, works here at our orphanage; Sarah, second from the bottom left,...
Pastor Ostrander never misses a Sunday at his church. He is returning to Florida today from Haiti. He has been working on different projects. The Haitian construction crew he has trained since the big earthquake. The dream team! Evie is his wife and has been here many times. Behind every good man, there is a...
