Claudiu
Claudiu Claudiu,Is one of the boys that spends a lot of time on the street. Normally he does not live on the street but ends up there from time to time. He doesn’t use drugs or smoke but he spends a lot of time begging in front of Mc Donald’s. We have been talking to him for a year or so. He is one of the boys that has a weak leg as a result of an injection. His leg is very weak and skinny. At one time he had crutches but they were broken along the way so he walked with one hand in his pocket applying pressure on his thigh to keep his leg stiff. Johnny when I pulled out the brace...
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Christmas Bag Story A few weeks before Christmas, I was at the nursing home translating for someone, when one of the younger residents stopped me to talk. Lili is 30-something and is heavily medicated for emotional problems. She also has problems with her weight. She is the largest person in the nursing home. She started telling me how God takes care of her, how she doesn’t need to worry about food or clothing because there’s Someone watching over her. I affirmed what she said, then went on my way. When the holiday season rolled around, we were back at the nursing home handing out Christmas...
Read MoreA MIRACLE FOR MARIUS
A MIRACLE FOR MARIUS In 1997, I was in Arad, and Marius’s mother came to visit me, and brought Marius with her. She told me that, unless something was done, Marius would not live much longer. Marius was born with hydrocephylus, sometimes known as “a waterhead baby”. At the time he was born, Romania was still under Communist rule. However as odd as it may sound, they had a more stable economy at that time, than they did right after the collapse of Communism in 1989, and therefore had better access to some of the needed medical supplies. When Marius was born, they had implanted a “shunt” in...
Read MoreFairhaven Update – April 2, 2014
Dear Friends, I want to start this update by thanking all of you, again, for your prayers and support. Without you, none of this would be possible. Last night, I received a phone call from Pastor Remil, in Haiti. They are in the process of distributing the beans, rice, and cooking oil that so many of you had a part in shipping. He told me, “No one has ever done anything like this before for us!”. I told him to tell his people to thank God, for it was only as the Lord touched hearts, and people obeyed, that this was possible. I can assure you that they are very thankful and I hope...
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