“The Cry of the Poor” I know what it is to be poor. I grew up in a family of five children with an alcoholic father, but with a devout Christian mother. She was an example to all of us kids by her love, faithfulness, and giving. With her little check each month, she tithed first and...
Esther is the sister of Widlene. When I first saw Esther, many years ago, she was in the arms of her mother, Mdm. Jesula. I can remember it like it was yesterday… a poor lady appeared at our gate when we first moved to Haiti. She had a little girl with her, Widlene, and in...
Pastor Mark Ostrander will be traveling to Haiti today to do construction work on our Miracle Village Firehouse, among other things. Pastor Mark is also on our Board of Directors. He has been to Haiti over 600 times! He has a love and a deep passion for the Haitian people. Behind every good man, there is a...
“Thou Shalt Recover All.” 1st Samuel 30 shows the heart of David. He was a warrior; he could have killed King Saul twice, but would not touch his life because he was “God’s Anointed.” Now he and his men have returned from the country where he had been helping King Achish. The soldiers are going...
"Just Use What You Got." There is a parable in the Bible in Matthew 25 about a landowner who had to travel to a far country. So, he called his stewards and gave them money to invest while he was gone… to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one....
This week’s big ATC (Agricultural Training Center) harvest for the Love A Child kitchens shows us a few different things. In addition to the leeks, Scotch Bonnet peppers, and the epinard spinach you see the guys with, there are Roma tomatoes and what is probably the last picking of the Pak Choi (Bok choi, Chinese...
“Who Does God Use?” That’s a good question. It seems to me that God uses “nobodies” a lot more than “somebodies!” When God called David, he was a teenager taking care of his father’s sheep. If you were looking for someone to fight off a 9-foot giant and all his gear, it wouldn’t be a...
Day after day, work continues here in Haiti. Often unseen, always meaningful. Big tasks and small. Every step forward is a step toward a better Haiti! Love A Child is committed. I thank God for our hundreds of employees who work hard to keep the wheels of this ministry moving. I also thank God for...
In this place, there’s only one way to survive, and the whole family must pitch in. Under the scorching sun, young Widson and Wiskenly swing heavy machetes, cutting wood for their father to turn into charcoal. Selling this charcoal is their sole source of income, but making ends meet is becoming more difficult than ever....
Fill Your Horn with Oil and Go! When Saul disobeyed the Lord, it broke Samuel’s heart and he mourned for Saul. “And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the...
