"Having the Last Word..." Have you ever heard anyone say that... "Well, I got in the last word!" "Having the last word" in a dispute or quarrel doesn't mean "you won." Proverbs 15:1 says, "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." It is human nature to want to say, "Well,...
Yolanda is one of two girls at the orphanage that I really depend on. She will let me know when they are low on eggs, or if the kids need new school shoes, or the boys need underwear, etc. Today, I got an “emergency request” from Yolanda. It was… “Mom! This is an emergency! The...
We all love Natalie! We have had her practically “all her life.” At the age of 14, she is growing into a sweet, beautiful young lady. You will usually find Natalie in the kitchen! When she isn’t cooking, she’s cleaning and helping. Natalie is usually quiet and shy unless she is in the same room...
The people in this area have made a determination to try to return to normalcy in spite of the chaos being perpetrated by the gangs. There have been no soccer games for several weeks because of the gangs. But yesterday, Miracle Village hosted a soccer match against La Source. Hundreds came out to cheer on...
A VERY TOUCHING STORY. Psalm 27:10: "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up." Thirteen-year-old Christelle Edouard, along with her four younger brothers and sisters, were abandoned over four months ago in their one-room hut in a very remote place called Belle Roche, beautiful stone. After their father died,...
“The Door that God Opens.” I cannot count the times when I prayed for God to “open the door.” Maybe you have prayed and asked God to “open a door.” This “open door,” we pray for, is sometimes for a financial blessing so we can pay a bill, or it may be for a better job,...
This note below came in from Wilner Excil, the head of our Agriculture Training Center (ATC) Program. God blesses the seed we sow. It may take time, but the Lord will give an abundance. Good job Wilner and team. God bless the work of your hands. Thank you to our partners who helped with this...
Years ago, we had made trips up the mountain of Haiti to one of the farthest areas, one of the most difficult trips, and one of the most remote Haitian villages we had ever worked in… a village called “Covant.” To get there we had to have “four-wheel drives,” traveling for miles “far up the...
The guys from the Agricultural Training Center are "sustainability heroes." They are always in the fields. In the midst of this chaos, they continue to expertly plant, fertilize, water, and harvest many different types of produce. Bushels and bushels of food are generated from just seeds, water, and knowledge. They are a model for sustainability...
Thank you to those who have been steadfastly praying. Word spread quickly about Old Letant and everyone here was on high alert. Many people in Miracle Village began to prepare for an assault in the middle of the night. The Brigade and the Elite security team protecting Love A Child sent out patrols to assess the...