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Email us at
haiticomfort@hotmail.com or
give us a call at 011-509-828-6249….anytime! |
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rosy
or,
Rosemond, to be exact! Our Rosy had little hope before we took him in 3
years ago! He couldn’t walk, talk, or even smile when we brought him
home. He had pneumonia and TB, and had terrible problems
breathing. Ann Rabon provided us with a nebulizer which he needed
before bed each night. Slowly, he improved. He was already on
AIDS meds when we got him, at age 2. We recently had his CD4 count
(good blood cells) done and it was 1937! This is wonderfully high
for an AIDS child, and we want to thank God for His care for Rosy.
Rosy has some learning disabilities, but
we don’t think he has AIDS dementia like Roodline. He is talking more
and more and even knows some English! He plays with Christian each day
and their growing friendship has been good for both of them. Rosy is
good at heart, but will stand up for himself. He is wonderful with the
twins and loves to hold a bottle for them, or make faces at them so they
laugh! He loves to help and has started doing some chores. Have a
quick look at his profile and see what a great God we serve! |
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we really need help... We
won’t beat around any bushes here, but we’re are financially barely above
water and have been for about a year.
The balance at the end of each month is rarely above a thousand or two
and most months it is in deficit. It
costs about $2000 a month to take care of this family of 15. Two weeks ago, the worst happened in that
our generator died and we’re not going to rebuild it again because of metal
fatigue and the costs can’t justify it.
The cost to replace it is about $6000. Meanwhile, we have a small portable that
is running 6 hours a day to do wash, keep the freezer cold and communicate on
the net. It is not made for this kind
of use. No fans, no lights at night
and it has been mercilessly hot lately. We’ve
parried way down over the time we’ve been here (5 years) and even less now as
we cut corners to make it. It is just
Trisha, myself and a woman that helps
40 hrs a week with the children and wash. We have ceased working on the new home two
months ago because funds dedicated to it have been expended. The stoppage puts strain our Bible teaching
to children in Lachapelle as well because we can’t even afford gas to get
there. We can not take any more
children, because our rental home is packed tight and we are desperately
short of play space. Our toddlers are growing up fast and in fact, they are
not toddlers anymore. We have a
hospital a short way up the valley that wants to place some infants and
toddlers here. These are AIDS
children, who are eating in substandard conditions for most children, but
worse for them because of their disease. We
are a mom and pop organization and get all our help through individuals. Our operating budget for us and the kids is
less than $30,000 a year. The
construction costs are less than $40,000 remaining cause we do it all
ourselves. Our evangelistic effort,
the most important thing we do, is broke down now and it breaks our heart
because we have experienced great opportunities that would just explode if it
was funded correctly. But right now,
we have to eat. |
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Please pray for two of our girls, who struggle with
their health right now. |
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marissa
rae Behaviorally, Marissa Rae has turned a
large corner, in part now that she is walking. The hospital is
continuing testing for cickle cell and possibly a bad hip, but you wouldn’t
know it by the way she is walking and smiling! She is HIV+, but has a
good CD-4 level and is even feeding herself these days. She has made
major steps in her health, but is still very susceptible to fevers and
colds. Please take her to the Lord with prayer. |
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roodline
Roodline has been having a worse time with her speech and
balance. She ‘s also gotten very weepy. Roodline has
AIDS—related dementia which has retarded her mental growth and has professed
itself in her slow and slurred speech and balance problems. Anti-viral
therapy, which is the drugs that she takes usually improves dementia.
The doctors have decided to move her to a second tier of AIDS meds, which
will be our first experience with any of our children. Please pray for
those drugs to make a difference in her life. She is so very precious
to us. She is the first child we took in and has been here over 5
years. She is 15 years old. |
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Sept 15, 2009 |
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Our
generator bought the big death a few weeks ago and we don’t have the money to
replace it and it’s hot! |
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August was a very steamy and humid month
and so I cut some hair! The girls get
a big charge watching the boys get shaved, but these guys are a little
cooler! |
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Chillin’! |
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Statement of Faith |
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progress |
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Little people |