This little girl from a poor mountain village (left side in the photo) has the signs of Kwashiorkor malnutrition. Unlike Marasmus malnutrition, which typically are skinny and boney children, Kwashiorkor kills more children and babies. They are not able to get rid of water retention. This type of malnutrition also affects their kidneys. This is...
Toys for Children... We love to give honor to our friends and partners who spend their time making things for the poor children of Haiti. Just look at these wooden cars from “Tiny Tim's Foundation for Kids.” What a wonderful ministry! The children in our schools come from very, very poor families. I doubt if they had ever received...
"It's Bigger Than You Are!" The Haitian people have a lot of Creole Proverbs that have been passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes, there is a hidden meaning in the proverb, but most times, it is just "good thoughts that have been handed down from grandmas and grandpas." One of them goes like this,...
Happy Sunday! We hope everyone has had a blessed Sunday. It is such a beautiful day here in Haiti! After church, and after the kids ate lunch, we loaded up and headed to the lake to cool off a little bit. Here are a couple of pictures of the kids enjoying their day. We love...
Going to church in Haiti means, “dressing up in your best clothes!” In most churches in the States, the church is more “relaxed,” but not for the Haitian people. They would never go to church in flip-flops or shorts. This is their custom. They love dressing up, and they love “dressing up for the house...
“Let everything that hath breath, praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6 — When King David set up the tabernacle of the Lord, he put a lot of thought into the "praise" and worship. (1 Chronicles, Chapter 25) He instructed the sons of Hamas (who had fourteen sons and three daughters) to "fit up the horn." All...
Always hard at work! This young lady is Esther, from our Love A Child Children’s Home, and she is a born worker! She is without a doubt the hardest worker I have ever seen! Esther can work all day long and not complain once. She is constantly helping me around the house with anything and...
Be sure to watch our Love A Child TV Program this coming week! This one is called, "In the Power of Thine Hand." This program is filmed, as it actually happened in the mountains of Savaan Pit, Haiti, far from civilization. We were conducting a Mobile Medical Clinic when a young woman was brought to us...
“Do You Have Eagle Wings or Chicken Feathers?” Eagles love a storm. When all of the other birds are frightened, eagles see storms as something that help them soar. The storm’s air currents lift them high above the clouds. They also depend on these currents to carry them when they get tired. Once they are...
This smile will get you every time!!! Look at our sweet Ti Mika from our Love A Child Children’s Home! Ti Mika is a mess! Her smile shows it all! She is hyper, full of joy, goofy as ever and built just like an Olympic athlete! She is a complete ball of muscle! Ti Mika...
