Last week, the police told me mercenaries attacked the gangs in Croix-des-Bouquet, taking the city back from the gangs, with shooting and killing for many hours. As a matter of fact, I heard that the police are still there in large numbers. There is only "one road out," once you get here to Fond Parisien....
So, you think you want to be a missionary? Read: Matthew 9:35-38 Sherry and I have seen many missionaries, or people who thought they were missionaries, come and go here in Haiti. There is a big difference between having a desire and having a true, true calling to be a missionary. If we only have the desire, and then it gets hot, everything...
Yonel… Yonel’s grandmother had brought him to our Mobile Clinic in the mountains years ago. He was a “skeleton!” He had “bones sticking out,” and he was so frail and nearly dead from starvation. His grandmother had very little food and struggled to keep him alive. We took him back to our orphanage and struggled...
Three-year-old Lexy Francia was “on the brink” of death when her mother brought her to us.. She had a serious condition of severe malnutrition! She was first taken to our “Jesus Healing Center Clinic,” but was quickly referred to our Malnutrition Clinic. She was brought by her poor mother, all the way from a mountain...
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 14:13-14 In life we want to do things for people who can pay us back, but in God’s kingdom, when we...
Christian is the young man you see, working in the depot. He was brought to us by the Department of Social Services. His father was already in prison, and his mother had died. Christian has always been sweet, kind, humble, and hard-working. He “taught himself” how to play the keyboard. He loves soccer and basketball!...
Update: PTL! The large food distribution center weathered the storm with no problems! The food distribution center will be storing our "prison ministry food," including food to help many families in the area." We will be storing Emergency "back-up food" for the people of the area. Thank you, Pastor Gregory Dickow, senior pastor of "Life Changers International,"...
BE FAITHFUL IN THE SMALL THINGS: READ MATTHEW 25: 14-30 Mother Teresa once said, “God has not called me to be successful. He has called me to be faithful”. Everyone wants to do great things and be noticed, but the Lord wants us to learn to be faithful first. Each day, God does big and small...
Ada… She and her siblings were brought to us by their aunt when they were very young. Their parents had tried to escape Haiti on a small “Haitian boat,” which capsized. Everyone on board drowned. She has found her “niche,” working at our Maternity Clinic. She does the ultrasound for pregnant mothers. When she is...
This is the sunrise from the porch here at our Orphans’ Home! “This is the day which the Lord hath made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24 Have a blessed day. Bobby and Sherry
