"We have a new baby! Regina was born January 25th. She is pretty and smart and happy! But her legs are frozen in the 'frog' position and she cannot move them. Her knees cannot be bent. She has no movement below the waist. We will see an orthopedic surgeon as soon as we can. Pray the riots will stop so we can take her to the doctor. Pray that she can be helped.
Regina’s 18 year old unmarried mother either can't or won't care for her. Regina was only 6 lbs on April 1st. She gained 1/2 lb her first week with us. We have moved her up from preemie to newborn sized diapers.
Have you heard news reports about rioting here? We stayed home Tuesday thru Thursday and finally got out of the house yesterday. Thank goodness! We were almost out of propane for cooking and flour for bread and stuff like that. The stores were crowded but at least they were open. We used this peaceful weekend to stock up on staples. There weren't any problems in my neighborhood except that we didn’t have electricity for those days. Our generator broke so we have been washing all of our clothes by hand. It is a really big job! 16 kids in diapers!!!!!
The radio said today that some people are demanding a new government. I’m not sure how they think that would help since prices are rising all over the globe but the riots may continue. The U.S. Embassy suspended operations in Haiti Wednesday and has issued a ‘no travel’ warning for U.S. citizens. Please don’t worry about us. We live in a stable area and will stay home if there is trouble.
Feed My Starving Children and USAID prepare packaged meals that meet all nutritional needs. We have received donations of rice meals from FMSC and soup mix from USAID that will provide us with food for a few weeks. Some of the families of children we have helped in the past have started to come to us for food. We have enough to share. Praise God!
Poutchino had another grand mal seizure last week. It started when we were in the car coming home from physical therapy. It was probably triggered by fatigue, hunger and a fever. We are trying harder to keep him on a consistent schedule. This precious 5 year old needs a good home in the U.S. Please pray for an adoptive family for him.
Most of our other children have had fevers, too. We have spent the last few days running around with the thermometer and tylenol and cold compresses. We thank God for our visiting nurse, Mary. She comes twice a week to check on the children and is available anytime we have an emergency. Only Nerlande (almost 1 yr) still has a fever and nausea. Please pray for her.
Haiti is only one troubled country in a world full of them. Jesus is our only hope. Each of us must do everything we can to help others know Him. Thank you for your prayers and help for my ministry in Haiti. I pray for you, too, wherever you are.
God bless you,
Dorothy Pearce"
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