Imagine being pregnant and riding a long way… on a donkey! Mirlene Saint-Juste left her village of Fon Verette to come to our Love A Child Birthing Center. She had left her area on the donkey at 2:00 a.m. and then, had to catch a moto. She got to our Birthing Center at 6:00 am!

Her husband, Robert Jean, is a farmer. He had no money to pay for delivery. Someone told him about Love A Child. They said, “they will treat her as if she is a rich lady.” So, this lady, who rode a donkey was now being treated like a rich woman! All the midwives gathered around her and gave her the best care!

Mirlene had said that her dream was to have her first baby at the Love A Child Birthing Center, because she knew it was a safe place. She said she didn’t have a “gourde,” (similar to a penny), to buy any baby clothes or diapers. But, when she had her baby, she was given a beautiful “Birthing Kit,” that had everything in it that she needed for her new baby!

The other miracle was that she received a “Birth Certificate” for her baby! This is a rare thing here in Haiti! Madamn Mirlene may have “come in on a donkey” but “she left on a “Cadillac!” She left with the blessings of the Lord! We thank those of you who support the Birthing Center each month!! God bless you, Sherry