Solange & Louis Elicien with Linda, Viejina, Daphka, Wilson and Wadson This family is exemplary of a terrible problem that is a silent growth and development stunter in this and many developing countries. You see, when Solange brought her children to our clinic their weight (read: caloric intake) was not a problem for these children. The problem was that they all had red hair! Haitians are not supposed to have red hair! When we see red or white hair in these kids it tells us

I met Belinda’s mother at church in March, 2012 and she came and visited Belinda at home on a couple of occasions when I was there.  I was blessed to see this baby turn one year old the day I left at the end of March. Her recovery was remarkable considering she had been headed for severe malnourishment and probable permanent physical and mental deficiencies in an uninterrupted future. Firmin and Magalie may have saved her life by taking her in. When Liz and I returned in June

Under Haitian law whoever took her to the hospital would have to stay with her and was liable if anything went wrong. Many days we are faced with difficult decisions that require prayerful consideration. We gave her water, a fever reducer, an antibiotic and sent her home with the agreement that the mother would meet us at 8:00 am the next morning so we could get her to the hospital. Actually our amazing Pierre Richard was the one who ensured they would be there the next morni

Emma and Brooklyn, 5-year-old girls from Hutchinson, modeled two of the dresses that will be shipped to Haiti this month. The dresses were made from pillowcases by the ladies of Peace Lutheran Church of Hutchinson. Two years ago, Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson collected more than 300 pairs of shoes to send to Haiti after an earthquake left many families there with nothing. The shoes were sent to Haiti through the Orphan Grain Train. This month, the church is sending anot

Ashley did very well on Medika Mamba (read more about Medika Mamba here) and gained a significant amount of weight. We felt that her mom was very caring but simply didn’t have the resources to get her the surgery she needed. Back in March, Liz and I had just returned from spending February in Minnesota because my 96 year old father was extremely ill. We had three weeks before another quick trip back to MN. By the time we returned in early April, Ashley had graduated from the

McRoberts had initially made that 2012 trip to Haiti with a church friend, Tammy Hagstrom. Backing up, Hagstrom had made a mission trip to Haiti in 2010 and had met Pastor Dan Firman, his wife Magalie, their six biological children and their 14 “adopted” children who had been orphaned after the 2010 earthquake. Upon returning Hagstrom put a vision team together at Catalyst Church in Alexandria, specifically to find 20 sponsors to stabilize Pastor Firman’s family needs. McRobe

This is a blog post written by Sharon Kennison, one of the nurses who worked in the recent medical clinic in Carrefour, Haiti. The medical clinic was a joint operation between us (Bread to the Nations) and International Medical Aid. The clinic was hugely successful and was the beginning of an ongoing relationship between our two organizations to improve the healthcare of the Carrefour community. While there, we helped with Bible School, swam in the Caribbean Sea, and walked a