Haitian orphans need our help
The world around us can be very harsh and unforgiving. That is quite true in the country of Haiti, the poorest state in the western hemisphere. Hygiene and medical care is very poor and the power of witchcraft and voodoo is very strong. The majority of babies die due to illnesses, poor hygiene, and witchcraft. Many mothers die in childbirth from bacterial infections, no medical care, even poisoning. The babies that do live are sometimes abandoned and left at the doorsteps of missionaries.
I had the privilege to meet two of these missionaries and hear their stories. The odds that they work against are too gruesome to share here, but the good news is that they have been able to save 30 babies and find them homes in the states. These children are now healthy and happy and are being taught that there is a God that loves them.
Terry and Connie Anderson have cared for six children, one of which is now their adopted daughter. Connie told me how they live on top of a mountain (quite cold, believe it or not) and the high humidity rots everything. She filled 6 clotheslines every morning with diapers and did her best with plastic pants because she knew of nothing else. She was so excited when I told her about wool. What a blessing, if we could work together to get her proper supplies for when these little babies are sent her way. Right now she has 5 babies in diapers and will soon be receiving a box of diapering goodies.
A mission station at LaPila, Haiti, is managed by the Wall and Snyder families. They have been able to have a part in bringing 25 babies to the U.S., some of which they adopted themselves. A baptist orphanage is nearing completion and will have the capacity to house 30 children aged 0-2. Imagine the diapering supplies they will need! I am currently getting more information as to the specific supplies they will find useful, but I know the numbers will be large.
I am pleased to be able to work with you to help these families get the supplies they need to care for these precious babies so in need of love. 10% of each order placed at this website will be used for purchasing yarn to make soakers and purchasing cloth diapers. Then these soakers and diapers will be shipped to Florida at U.S. rates and flown to Haiti and the respective missionaries. I hope to have pictures available very soon, for you to see where the supplies will be sent. Thank you so much for your help. I hope we can be of great help to the babies in Haiti!
