Bringing little miracles home, every day.
The Love A Child Children’s Home began as a promise between two mothers.
More than twenty years ago, Sherry prayed with a dying mother in a Mobile Medical Clinic set up in the remote village of Petit Desdunes, Haiti. The woman whispered her last request to Sherry: “Please take care of my four children after I die.”
Sherry assured the young mother that she would bring the children into her home to love and care for them as they grew up. Those four sick, malnourished, and frightened children became the first orphans nurtured by Love A Child.
Here, Sherry Burnette, stands with just some of the many children cared for at our Children's Home in Haiti.
Before long, Bobby and Sherry took in more children desperate for care.
Finding a house in a safe area and large enough to accommodate their “new extended family” was a struggle. They prayed for guidance, knowing that finding a large piece of land in order to build a permanent home would be the answer. But, good land with clean water has always been scarce in Haiti.
Bobby and Sherry’s breakthrough came when they were gifted a large tract of land by a Haitian national who had fled to the United States during the reign of Haiti’s notorious former president, Papa Doc Duvalier.
On this land, Love A Child built its 21,500-square foot Children’s Home in Fond Parisien, Haiti, the largest facility of its kind in the country.
Bobby and Sherry Burnette live as "one family" in this 21,500 sq. ft. Love A Child Orphanage | Children's Home in Haiti.
Now, more than 70 children thrive at LAC Children’s Home, where once cactus plants were the only signs of life on the desolate property.
Christian worship and studying are top priorities, with time allotted for fun activities, nightly church services (led by the older children), prayers, and lesson completion.
A great deal of importance is placed on getting homework done and the children are given all the help they need by staff members and their older “siblings.” Outside of school, many of the children are talented musicians and athletes. With hearts overflowing with gratitude, they are also passionate about sharing the gospel and serving others.
More than orphans destined for poverty, each child is one with a happy future.
Most orphanages in Haiti make the children leave when they turn 18 years old, and sadly enough, many end up on the streets. But, in our home, we stress, “Jesus first, and a good education.” Thank you, partners, who help sponsor Love A Child children; because of you, many finish high school and go on to earn college degrees and professional licenses to create sustainable livelihoods for themselves.
Love A Child’s prayer for each child that joins our loving family is that they realize their dreams and reach their full potential in accordance with God’s will. Bobby, Sherry, and LAC’s Haitian staff do much more than shelter the children; they extend continual affection and guidance, giving each child back the self-worth that was once taken away from them and the capacity to dream big.
