2019 Spring-Summer Love A Child Magazine

Spring-Summer 2019

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A NOTE FROM YOUR MISSIONARIES IN HAITI BOBBY AND SHERRY BURNETTE

Dear Friends and Partners: Thank you for taking the time to read our magazine. We know that you are reading this because your heart is full of compassion for the poor. Mission work is the closest thing to the heart of God. Thank you for your love, your compassion and your willingness to become involved in helping the children of Haiti.

We have learned God honors faithfulness in small things. When we are good stewards of small things, God trusts us with bigger things. We know that “only one life, ‘twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.” (Missionary, C.T. Studd)

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Everything we have done in Haiti, we have strived to do with excellence. We believe that God wants the poor to have nice things. In fact, you helped build one of the largest housing projects in Haiti for earthquake victims, and God will bless you for your sacrifice.

Everything we do or build in Haiti has integrity behind it; whether it be the huge Grand Miracle Market, churches, schools, radio station, orphanage, feeding programs, the Jesus Healing Center, the Malnutrition Center or the sustainability projects. We always try to do everything “first class” to give God all the honor and glory due to Him and to make our donors proud of the money they invest in Love A Child.

When Sherry and I moved to Haiti July 1st, 1991, we had no idea what God wanted to do with our lives. We had no money, but we had faith in God! Each year, we undergo a very technical and intense audit of our accounting practices in the United States, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, and each year we receive an excellent report, showing that the majority of our incoming gifts go directly to program services. Our last audit showed 94 percent of our resources went to program services. We feel this lets our donors know how important they are to us. All of our financial information can be viewed at www.loveachild.com.

We are very proud of our accountability to God and our donors.

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We give all the glory to God and are thankful for the great leaders who have helped to make Love A Child a success.

Special thanks to Sandra Hazelip, our Executive Director, and her husband, Rad Hazelip, Assistant Executive Director.

There are many ways to become involved with Love A Child. We really need partners like you to stand with us each month. You may want to Sponsor a Child, Sponsor Food for a Village, Sponsor a Remote Mountain Medical Clinic or contribute in any way the Lord may lead you to give.

Please pray about a “one-week” mission trip to Haiti or pray about committing to a “one-year” missionary term of service! But, no matter what God leads you to do, say, “YES” to Him! Thank you and God bless you.

May God bless everyone,

Missionaries Bobby and Sherry Burnette

TABLE OF CONTENTS A Note From Your Missionaries ................................... 2 Feeding and Caring for the Poor: It’s What We Do ...... 4 Hungry Children ......................................................... 6 Food is the Bridge to Our Food For Life Projects ......... 7 A Path to Sustainability.............................................. 8 A Children’s Home With a Vision ................................ 9 Gwo Maché Mirak: Grand Miracle Market .............10-11 Building a Birthing Center for Poor Mothers ........12-13 Projects Under Construction ..................................... 14 7 Ways to Give .......................................................... 14 Our Needs List .......................................................... 14 Achieving Excellence in Accountability .................... 15 Let’s Stay in Touch.................................................... 16 Love A Child Television Program .............................. 16 Contact Love A Child................................................. 16 *Love A Child (LAC) is a member of ECFA, (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) and is a PVO (Private Volunteer Organization).

LAC is an interdenominational Christian organization working with all faiths.

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“Feeding and Caring for the Poor…

IT’S WHAT WE DO...”

Getting food to the children in the garbage dumps is one of our greatest concerns.

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We moved to Haiti 28 years ago and the reason we moved to Haiti was to “help the poor.” Sherry and I made many shortterm trips back and forth to Haiti for many years, and it was always the poor, especially the children, who touched our hearts. One night, I was in Port-au-Prince, the capital, and it was raining as I was walking through the dirty streets of the city. A little girl was squatting on the side of the street with her little arm outstretched as she clutched a few pieces of candy.

Her mother had sent her there to sell a few pieces of candy so that they could buy some rice for the children. I reached down

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“For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.”

DEUTERONOMY 15:11

and put some money in her hand, and through her tears, she smiled and said, “Merci” (Thank you in Creole)!

Since the day we moved to Haiti, July 1st, 1991, we began to “feed the poor.” We would buy rice, beans, and powdered milk, whatever we could bag up and give the poor. We started an orphanage, and then, Christian Schools. We loved the fact that we could give a child a Christian Education and feed them at the same time. We began to reach out to poor villages in Haiti, and we also began to share food with other missionaries.

We have been blessed to receive wonderful, healthy food from our friends at Feed My Starving Children, and with this food, we began to share with 93 other missionary organizations, which also feed the poor. Last year, we distributed over 25,000,000 meals with the help of our partners, who sponsor the transportation of the food from the States to Haiti.

Feeding Projects Closest to our Hearts…

Haiti is in the worst food crisis it has ever experienced.

The main problem is the devaluation of the Haitian dollar in comparison to the American Dollar. That means the basic staple foods in Haiti have risen dramatically in cost. Children

who suffer the worst live in poor isolated areas, like the village of Gobert on top of a mountain, the garbage dumps of Cité Soleil, and other poor areas, where there are no jobs and little rainfall. As the Lord blesses, we want to increase our feeding programs. We know that “food is the bridge” to “sustainability projects” which provides “Food For Life.”

Thank you Joyce Meyer Ministries - Hand of Hope for sponsoring 272,000 meals each month, as well as the operating expenses of the Jesus Healing Center and the Malnutrition Center! God bless you!

Thank you Pastor Jentezen Franklin and your Kingdom Connection Partners for the Kingdom Connection Food Distribution Center and for sponsoring one container of food each month, 272,000 meals! Thank you and God bless you!

Special thanks to all Love A Child partners who give large, small or the Widow’s Mite. Every gift counts to a hungry child! Thank you, partners!

Bobby Burnette, with his daughter, Julie (bringing food to the poor) at the Truttier Garbage Dump in Cité Soleil.

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Hungry Children Are Depending Upon You To Fill Their Bowls…

Yes, I want to help feed the poor. Enclosed is my gift of: (check one) n $16 (Provides 432 meals)

n $48 (Provides 1,296 meals)

n $120 (Provides 3,240 meals)

n $500 (Provides 13,500 meals)

n $1,000 (Provides 27,000 meals)

n $10,000 (Provides 272,000 meals)

n Other Food Amount: n Enclosed is my gift of $

for Where Most Needed

I know I am blessed according to Matthew 25:35… “For I was hungry and ye fed me…” Thank you for your gift to save lives! Bobby & Sherry Burnette

Name: Address: City/State/Zip: “Those who share their food, never eat alone.” A Haitian Creole Proverb 6

For credit card giving, please call the Love A Child office at (239) 210-6107 or go to www.LoveAChild.com to give online. May God bless you!

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“Food Is The Bridge” to our

“Food For Life” Projects...

Food is the Bridge to our Food For Life Sustainability Projects…

There is a Creole Proverb that says, “An empty sack cannot stand…” It means, when you are hungry, you are weak. You cannot learn as a child and you cannot stand to work as an adult. Food is first. It is always first for helpless children whose families have no jobs.

Love A Child is constantly busy finding and creating jobs!

Here at Love A Child, we have nearly 900 Haitians employed in jobs. These Haitians are employed at our Jesus Healing Center, Children’s Home; some are schoolteachers for our eighteen schools, office workers, and more. A job provides food and care for a poor family for a lifetime. But God has given us other ways of creating “jobs” like our Agricultural Training Center, our Poul Mirak (Chicken Co-op) with egg-laying chickens, and our efforts of reforestation with our Moringa Trees, as well as the Tilapia Fish Farm, Gwo Maché Mirak (Grand Miracle Market) and much more.

Rad Hazelip, our Assistant Executive Director of Love A Child, along with our agriculturist, Wilner, have developed a wonderful Agricultural Training Center (ATC) that is located in the back of Miracle Village. We teach poor farmers in remote areas how to grow crops with “literally nothing!” They see a once dead and dried up piece of rocky land become a green,

beautiful garden! The young, eager students of the ATC learn to grow plants, make compost and grow productive crops.

The trees grown include: Moringa, Carambola, Mahogany, Acacia, Neem, as well as Papaya, Cabbage, Onions, Tomatoes, Spinach, Eggplant, Okra, and much more. They become “miracle gardens” through hard work! After they graduate, we provide them with garden tools and first-generation seeds!

Little by little, this “dream” began to grow…just like when God plants a seed in your heart to do something, it starts with something “small.” As we care for this seed, water it, baby it, watch over it, and pray over it, God does bigger things!!! And we want you to be part of it!

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“Sustainability…”

Food, Hope, Jobs And Dignity!

A G R I C U LT U R A L T R A I N I N G C E N T E R

We may take having a job for granted, but it gives us dignity, security and most of all, hope. We can see this when we look into the faces of those who work at the Agricultural Training Center, in gardens, outside and even in the “regions beyond.”

When they see their crops come up, the workers here are so excited that they bring big baskets and boxes to the orphanage and want “Mr. Bobby” to take their picture! They are so proud of their hard work! In the mountains, a Haitian pastor will take us by the hand and lead us to his “garden plot” by his church where locals have been caring for a large garden they have planted. These Haitians had graduated from our Agricultural Training School in Fond Parisien. When they see these beautiful crops spring up from dry, rocky soil, they get “teary-eyed” at the work God has done. Also, the Poul Mirak Co-operatif (Chicken Co-op) is growing!

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We also have a Tilapia Fish Farm and provide training for those who want to learn how to build a fish farm. Others, like Madamn Sonja have different stories. She and her daughter, Bebe (about age 20 and cannot talk), went through the earthquake. Until then, she had a job at a school. Then, in less than one minute, “she had nothing.” With Wilner’s watchful eye, she began growing Moringa and selling it! Her daughter Bebe helps work in the Moringa business. We buy Moringa powder from her and use it in our Mobile Medical Clinics in the “regions beyond.” They also teach young girls to sew, crochet, knit and sell items that will help put them in school! With other wonderful projects like the Tilapia Fish Farm, Moringa trees, and our newest project, “Farmer John’s” fresh meat, we will continue to feed and help create jobs for the poor in Haiti!

Thank you, partners!

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“A Children’s Home with a

VISION!”

Roselyne works at the Jesus Healing Center

Dieuferly is learning to shoot video footage and takes photographs.

Julia is a lab technician working in our Jesus Healing Center.

We began our Love A Child Orphanage, which we now call our “Children’s Home” with four children whose father and mother had died.

We had no idea how to operate an orphanage or what it would take, but we knew that God wanted these children to be “more than orphans.” He wanted each one to be “a child with a future.” Most orphanages in Haiti make the children leave when they are 18, and sadly enough, many end up on the streets. But, we stress “Jesus first, and a good education.”

Jovanie is now a nurse and is continuing her education for two more years to get her degree as a certified “saj fam” (midwife). Dana is a pre-school teacher at our Love A Child School in Fond Parisien. Michelene is in the Dominican

Republic working in sales. She speaks four languages and wants to learn Russian and Portuguese. Georges has completed professional school and can operate forklifts, front-end loaders, and other large equipment. Michael is in college for civil engineering and Frantzo is working in construction here at Love A Child. Roselyne will be going to college to become a doctor. Dieuferly is our photographer for Love A Child and Julanne is in her last year of nursing college. They all have a “dream.” We live here with these children as “one family!”

Thank you, partners, who help sponsor these Love A Child children! They will make Haiti a better place to live!

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Special thanks to Pastor Jentezen Franklin and his Kingdom Connection Partners for sponsoring the Gwo MachĂŠ Mirak.

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“Jobs and Opportunity for a Hopeful Future”

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Bebe, who cannot talk, sells her own Moringa powder in the Gw o Maché Mirak!

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“We Never Thought We Would Be Building

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the Birthing Center.

We have been living and working in Haiti for nearly twenty-eight years. During that time, the Lord has laid it upon our hearts to build Churches, Christian Schools, an Orphanage, a Christian Radio Station, a Clinic, a Malnutrition Clinic, housing for the earthquake victims, a Marketplace, Sustainability Projects and more. We would have never thought the Lord would lay upon our hearts the need to build a “Birthing Center” for poor Haitian mothers, but that is what happened and this project will save lives.

During the last several years, we have seen so many mothers from the mountains, coming to our Jesus Healing Center Clinic to see one of our doctors about a health issue, only to find that they had their baby right in the yard, or outside the clinic gate!

“It’s Always a Choice Between Food and Medical Care” Nearly half of the children in our Children’s Home have come to us because their mothers either died “during childbirth” or shortly afterwards because of an infection.

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Most poor mothers in Haiti do not go to a doctor. They do not have the money. Every dime has to buy food for their children.

The majority of Haitian mothers have poor health; they are anemic and undernourished, but they must work hard every day. They will get up at 2:00 AM to buy some vegetables or other items, and then they will work all day at the market. If they have a “day off,” it is spent carrying dirty clothes to the river to wash, or trying to get enough money for food.

“But Why are they Having All these Babies?”

That’s a question that many have asked us. It is very complicated unless you live in Haiti and know and understand their culture. First of all, the majority of those living here are of the Catholic faith. They are devout in what they believe, and most believe in “letting God plan their families.” As missionaries are not here in Haiti to change their religious beliefs but to “share God’s love,” and help them with any acts of kindness we can give.

Secondly, culturally speaking, the poor have many children for several reasons. One reason is that they

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believe they should have a number of children because some will probably die and the others who live will take care of them in their old age. You see, Haiti does not have a “Social Security System,” Welfare, Medicaid or Medicare, as we know it. Their children “are” their Social Security, and Haitian children try to help their parents.

Just suppose you were a poor Haitian mother living on top of a mountain far from the city. You wake up to children who are crying and hungry, because you didn’t have anything for them to eat the day before. Maybe you only have two or three Haitian dollars. Would you walk down the mountain several hours to buy birth control, and several hours back up? Or, would you take your two or three dollars and buy some rice?

“Birthing Center with a Woman’s Health Center” All the women who will deliver their babies at our Birthing Center must be in our program. This means, coming to see our OB-GYN doctor each month and attending our “wellness classes” for mothers. We provide Prenatal and Postnatal care. Our doctors and midwives will be teaching them how they can feed their children with nourishing

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FACT: Haiti has the highest maternal mortality in the Americas and higher than much of Africa, including Sudan, and Rwanda. food, even if they don’t have a lot of money. They will also be teaching how to care for new babies, and why it is much better to have “two or three” healthy children than to have “nine or ten” sickly and malnourished children… some of which will die.

The majority of the mothers in Haiti who live in the mountains have never even been to a doctor about their pregnancy, and most cannot afford hospital care. That means mothers never know if their babies are breech, or if they have high blood pressure, or if they needed a C-Section, or face any other complications. They do not know that a “rusty razor blade” or a “rusty tin can lid” can cause an infection. This is the reason many mothers die during or soon after giving birth, and this is why so many babies die.

Our Birthing Center “will save lives!”

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Projects Under Construction We want to thank our wonderful partners who have helped us through the years. With your help and love for the poor, we have saved lives, built churches and schools, raised children, conducted Mobile Medical Clinics, built a beautiful marketplace, created sustainability programs and much more.

This year, we have several large projects under construction. n Savaan Pit School is under construction by faith.

It was damaged by Hurricane Matthew. We’ve rented huts to accommodate 600 students until it’s completed. n Church for families living in South Haiti that were at one time living in caves and are now living in houses built by Love A Child Partners. Construction is now in progress on a church for these families to gather and worship.

Needs List • Chemical Analyzer for testing blood at the Jesus Healing Center and Birthing Center Construction: • Large Roller to compact dirt • Tools, new or used Clothing Items: • Black Dress Shoes for boys and girls (all sizes) • Black Dress Shoes for men and women (all sizes)

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n Love A Child School in L’Artibonite is under construction and will serve hundreds of poor school children. n Gas Station in Miracle Market – Special thanks to our partner who wishes to remain anonymous. n Larger Jesus Healing Center n Larger “Big Mama Kitchen”

Completed Projects

n Orphanage and Church for Madamn Adeline – Special thanks to Dr. Pat and her friends for sponsoring the Orphanage.

Special thanks to David George and his partners, Pastor Dale, Jay and others for sponsoring the Church. n Love A Child Birthing Center – will be completed as of May n New “2.1 mile road” to Balan University, Ganthier, Haiti, bringing commerce to the whole area. (Special thanks to our partner who wishes to remain anonymous.)

• Church Dress Pants for boys and men (all sizes) • School Back Packs Mobile Medical Unit Items: • Analgesic pain creams • Generic brand of Bengay cream • Vitamins for adults and children For a more comprehensive list of items used in Haiti, please visit: www.loveachild.com/needs-list/

7 WAYS TO GIVE

There are many ways you can give to help us carry on our work of saving children and spreading the Gospel. We always love to say that there are also “Seven Supernatural Blessings” to those who give to the poor. Psalm 41:1-3 1. Cash gifts – make a single donation as often as you like or on a recurring monthly basis 2. Bequests – remember Love A Child, Inc. in your will 3. Gifts of real estate or property – houses, vehicles, boats, etc.

4. Gifts of appreciated securities – gold, silver and artwork 5. Life insurance gifts – annuities or gifts payable upon death 6. Stocks or Bonds 7. Combined Federal Campaign and other workplace matching contributions

to help us proclaim God’s love.

Love A Child and the Combined Federal Campaign You can help children and families in Haiti through workplace giving.

Love A Child is associated with the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). CFC is a cost-efficient, effective, employee-focused program, which provides all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for less fortunate people by donating through their workplace. Love A Child participates with CFC as a member of Christian Children’s Charities.

Love A Child’s CFC number is 10903 and can be found in the national section of the CFC directory. If you are a federal employee, please look at how you can help Love A Child improve the lives of children and families in the country of Haiti.

Thank you for helping the people of Haiti.

Wilson Barthelemy, (Nelio), HAITIAN DIRECTOR, Love A Child, ONG.

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He grew up attending our first LAC School in Petit Desdunes, Haiti. He takes care of all legal paperwork, containers, dealing with Government matters, problem solving and anything else we need him to do.

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Sherry and I are excited about our two books we have written…

Love Is Something You Do and our Faith, Hope, and Love Devotional - A 90-Day Walk With God. “Love Is Something You Do” tells of how we were first called of God; it tells of some of Bobby’s funny and terrifying stories of his flying lessons (especially with Mr. Faith), and faith stories all the way from the U.S. to Haiti! You will not be able to put it down!

We love the devotional book. We get up at 4 AM each day. That is our quiet time with the Lord. God reveals His powerful messages from the Bible that will start each of your days with faith in God! Both books are a gift when you give an offering of any amount to help us feed hungry children in Haiti. Call 239-2106107, or go online to www.loveachild.com to make a donation and request a book.

ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTABILITY

Love A Child is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian Humanitarian Organization serving the needs of children in Haiti.

In addition to being a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), which requires the highest standards of accountability for non-profits, Love A Child has earned the America’s Best Charities “Best in America” Seal of Excellence. Love A Child has also received a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest evaluator of independent charities.

This is the highest rating an organization can receive.

This is your opportunity to help...

Love A Child, Inc. PO Box 60063 • Fort Myers, FL 33906

I want to Sponsor a Child for $24 a month or $288 a year! n Yes! I want to sponsor a child.

Enclosed is my first monthly gift of $24. I want to sponsor a: n Boy n Girl n Please choose a special child for me to sponsor. n Yes! I want to sponsor a child. Enclosed is my gift of $288 for one year. I want to sponsor a: n Boy n Girl n Please choose a special child for me to sponsor.

Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Email: Phone:

Financial and other information about Love A Child Inc.’s purpose, programs and activities can be obtained by contacting Sandra Hazelip at 12411 Commerce Lakes Dr., Fort Myers, FL 33913; (239) 210-6107; or www.loveachild.com or for residents of the following states, as stated below. Florida: SC 04256 A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE, 1-800-HELP-FLA OR VIA THE INTERNET AT WWW.800HELPFLA.COM. Maryland: For the cost of postage and copying, from the Secretary of State. Michigan: MICS No 23091 Mississippi: The official registration and financial information of Love A Child Inc. may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office by calling 1-888-236-6167. New Jersey: INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING (973) 504-6215 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/charfrm.htm. New York: Upon request, from the Attorney General Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. North Carolina: Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989 (within North Carolina) or (919) 807-2214 (outside of North Carolina). Pennsylvania: The official registration and financial information of Love A Child Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-7320999. Virginia: From the State Office of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218. Washington: From the Secretary of State at 1-800-332-4483. West Virginia: West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. REGISTRATION IN A STATE DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION OF LOVE A CHILD INC. BY THE STATE.

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Let’s Stay in Touch Dear Friends and Partners,

Here’s How to Contact Us: Missionaries Bobby & Sherry Burnette c/o Love A Child, Inc. PO Box 60063 • Fort Myers, FL 33906

Thank you for being a “Love A Child Partner.” We are your “hands and feet” on the mission field, but nothing could be done without YOU! Please stay involved! The most important thing is “prayer!” We are living and working in a country that at times is very dangerous. There are unseen “powers” that fight against us every day. Any time the Lord puts us on your heart, “stop and pray!”

Thank you also for your support. We need partners like you to stand with us each month. You may want to “Sponsor A Child,” or “Sponsor A Remote Mobile Medical Clinic,” or the newest Love A Child Project! Faith never stands still! It is always moving, and always doing something to advance the Kingdom of God! You share a part in all these wonderful outreach projects!

We also need volunteers to come to Haiti. Those wanting to come for a year or so need first make several “short-term” team trips, whether it is a Mobile Medical Clinic, Evangelistic Outreach, Construction Team, or Food Distribution Team. This way you can tell if the Lord is leading you to come for a longer period of time. There is “something for everyone to do.” Please allow the Lord to use your life to be a blessing to the poor in Haiti. God bless you, Bobby and Sherry

Watch Our Love A Child Television Program On: Dish Network, DirecTV, Daystar, and many more Networks.

For more details, please check your local listings or go to www.loveachild.com and click on “Media.”

The Love A Child program features updates on Remote Mountain Medical Clinics, Crusades, Feeding Programs, Current Building Projects and much more!

Join Bobby & Sherry as they travel to the “Regions Beyond!”

Contact Love A Child: 1) For letters or contributions: Love A Child, Inc. PO Box 60063 Fort Myers, FL 33906 2) For packages: Love A Child, Inc. 12411 Commerce Lakes Drive Fort Myers, FL 33913 3) To make credit card donations by phone: (239) 210-6107 4) To talk directly to Love A Child staff: (239) 210-6107 5) Email: info@lachaiti.org

MISSION TEAMS Spend an exciting week of your life on the mission field of Haiti! You may want to join an Evangelistic Team, Mobile Medical Team, Food Distribution Team or Construction Team. For more information, call 239-210-6107 to speak with a staff member or go to www.loveachild.com and click on Mission Trips in Haiti for a current schedule.

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Be sure to visit “Sherry’s Journal”!

7) TV Show: Find current schedules for your viewing area at www.loveachild.com and click on “MEDIA.” 8) Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter social networks