Christmas Week Update

We had three new girls arrive from Pastor Andy's home town. As you can see they are very malnourshished. From left to right is Jedina (3), Vernelia (5), and Soumene Jules (8). Vernelia and Soumene are sisters while Jedina is a cousin to the girls. They have more siblings but Andy was not able to bring them. They do have both a mother and father. The next picture is of Soumene, the 8-year-old.


Check out how happy baby Marclove is after being with us for eleven days. He is smiling, eating more and finally drinking out of his sippy cup. Praise God!


Here are the pictures of the new ,18-days-old, twins, Thomas (is the first) and Tasha. They were not yet named, so we had the privilage of naming them. They're mother died from an infection a few days after giving birth. We were not able to get them in a picture together because we took Tasha to the hospital right away. As you can see, she was very, very sick. She was only with us for a very short time, but we still loved her. Most of you already know, we lost Tasha on December 28, 2008. Please keep the mission family in your prayers. We are hurting for our loss but still moving foward in Father!

We will always love you, Tasha!

Creche Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas from all of us here at LFM and our friends and family in Haiti!

This is the christmas tree that Hanna, Guerry, and I painted on a wall at the creche.

Update

This is Marclove after having him for two days now. You can see a big change in him. He is now eating, but we still have to give him liquid through a syringe. He doesn't know how to sip out of a baby cup. He has been crawling, which is really good for him in this condition.

Daniel and willy took a hike up to the top of the mountains, overseeing Port-de-Paix. They had a lot of fun.

A Day in Haiti

We have a new boy. His name is MarcLove Jean. He was born July 26, 2007. His mother died and he has one brother who is not with us. We took him immediately to the doctor and he has been tested and x-rayed and has Tuberocloius (TB). His father was looking for someone to help him because he knew that his son was sick. So a neighborhood boy brought him to us. The father cried as he gave up his son. That is unusual for fathers in Haiti. Marc will be going to the doctor once a month for treatment at the hospital. He is living with us in our home for the time being, especially with a lack of space and so many babies at the Creche. I will be able to keep a close eye on him and give him the caring, personal attentioin that he needs.

This is Mackenda (Lydia), being adopted by Natalie and Chris Lewis, with a cotton cast on her arm. Last night she was playing inside and one of the boys knocked her down. She fell and landed on her elbow. We took her to La Pointe (the local children's hospital) to have x-rays and found out that she pretty much dislocated it at the socket. They pulled on her arm to relocate it in place, and she now has a soft cast on for a while. Just pray for healing and for the new boy too with TB.

Adoptions!

Praise the Lord! John's adoption is finalized! He has gone home to his new family on November 29th. His new parents, Rob and Margo Sutton of Indpls., Indiana, have reported that John is doing well and enjoying the white snow. We miss him dearly after having him as part of our family for three years. We love you, John and miss you! Rob and Margo has just started the adoption process for baby Davinson, which he is still in Haiti at the adoption home with mama Solange.

Franson and Leopaul Adelson have gone home to their new family in Stapleton, Alamaba. Leopaul got his visa to leave with his father, Chris Lewis, on Nov. 29th, while Franson, being 15 years old, had to wait a few more days. Franson went home on Dec. 3rd. These boys have been with us for six years and became a big part of our family. As Daniel would say, Franson has always been his shadow. The Lewis family is still waiting on the visa appt. for their daughter Jasmina, as it can happen anytime now. We are going to miss these boys very much! We love you boys! And will see you soon.

The Boys Roof and New Kids

The roof is finished!!!! Praise the Lord. Thanks you Dwayne, Tommy, Mark and Markus.


Youseline Tima is 12 years old and her two little brothers, Josue Saint Phar is 22 months old and baby Daniel Saint Phar is 8 months old. They are well as far as develomental but they are so malnurished and very hungry. Youseline has not had a father since she was born. The boys have a different father than their sister. There were four children but the mother wanted to keep one to have something to hold on to. We ask the mother if we were to provide provision for them if she would keep them all but she responded that she just could not care for four children by herself. Josue can walk, and Daniel is sitting up well. The mother had a very hard time with leaving them.

This is Lorvenson Pierre Louis. He is three years old and came from Gonaives. He was brought by his grandmother. They lost everything in Hurricane Ike. The flood washed all their birth certificates and such away. His mother died giving birth. His father is unknown. Lorvenson was so hungry since he had not eaten in days. When we give him food, he stuffs his mouth so full with still so much fear of starvation.

The Boys Dorm

Here are some pictures of the roof being put on the older boy's dorm by a group of men. The boys are almost in their room and very excited.

The "Returning Son"

This is Elson Aluiodor. He is 13 and was born on December 25, 1994. Elson was someone we knew since he was three years old. And today he could no longer stay where he was living and being raised, so he came to us to be loved on. You could say a "Returning Son."

The Boys Bunkbeds

The first picture is the beds autographed by the workers who built the beds.

Here is one of the bed complete.

And here are two complete beds. They were built to make more room in the dorm.

The boys are very excited and can't wait to put their belongings on the shelves below and sleep in their own bed. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible with time, money, thoughts, and prayers.

Our New Additions

These are our newest additions to the boy's home and the adoption home. From left to right is Wilnise (12), Guebbison (9), and Henry (8). They came from Anse-se-flour. Their father died and the mother could not care for them. If you can only imagine how small they are, Henry is about the size of our 5 year olds. They are very malnurished. The girl is about the size of our Willy and she is 12 years old. They are brothers and sister and are available for adoption.

Sabrina, who is two years old, is standing side by side with Guebbison, who is nine years old. Yes, he is very small, and sabrina is very big. This is to give you an idea of why feeding the children in Haiti is important.