Lovelink Children's Home

Physical & Other Needs ● November 2007

Spiritual growth of the children. As in any “home” there are those children who are growing closer to Christ daily and those with issues, including social issues and problems with siblings and other students.
Pray for the intellectual and social growth of the students. Because many of the children placed in the Home came from living conditions where they did not have the nutrition they needed at a very young age, they have difficulties learning and studying. (A lack of adequate quantity of calories and protein in infancy can contribute to slow development.)
The director, Everne Auxilas is having some health issues; recently diagnosed as diabetic and hypertensive.
Martine Auxilas, the Directress continues to suffer with problems associated with uterine fibroids and endometriosis; she has been putting off the surgery due to expenses (about $1000.00 U.S.).
The students there preparing for their first series of final exams in school. Six students will take national exams this year too to graduate high school.
Still need musical instruments.
Need equipment and furnishings to set up a computer science room and study room for the students; this will take about $2500.00 to fully equip and furnish.
Some of the children frequently get malaria due to the mosquitoes during this time of rains and hurricane floods. Pray for their quick recovery and that they will not be infected with Dengue Fever which is so prevalent and worse than malaria because it’s viral and there is no treatment except supportive. It can become hemorrhagic and people can die form anemia in this condition.
Nathalie August is the albino girl at the home who has difficulty due to sun burning, etc. Her sponsors take care of sun screen for her, however, she needs new eye glasses as hers are worn out and her eyes have changed; these will cost about $200.00.
Funds for school uniforms material. Although Lifeline paid for this, the money came from other offerings from general fund. We would like to recoup that. It was $1200.00 ($20.00 per uniform x 63 children).
Funds for their school books which are $45.00 per child x 63 children. This is $2835.00.

History of the Children's Home

In January of 1995 Lifeline Christian Mission acquired the former Cookson Hills Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, along with the churches, schools and other ministries formerly under the ministry of Cookson Hills. When Lifeline Christian Mission assumed responsibility for the orphanage the children and young adults ranged in age from 5 to 28 years of age. The children’s home had approximately 65 residents many of those were orphans and some were from families that had abandoned them, or were economically unable to provide for their physical needs.

Upon assuming leadership of the orphanage, Lifeline began encouraging the older young adults with help to go out on their own seeking jobs, furthering their education, and etc. Many are emerging as strong Christian leaders in the home, the church, their school, and surrounding community. Several are employed by the mission as school teachers, clinic workers and other workers. Many know or are learning English and help the mission in translating when Americans come to visit! The children living at the home, are fed, clothed, educated, cared for medically, and nurtured as they grow physically and spiritually. Many have accepted Christ and been baptized.

Lifeline began to develop some exciting plans for the children and the home which was renamed the “Lovelink Children’s Home”.

Lifeline began a major renovation of the children's home in 2000 with redecorated living quarters and new bathroom facilities. Plans were also laid for the construction of a new dining facility called Bethlehem or "House of Bread". This dining facility was to include a modern kitchen, bright spacious eating area and a separate lounge area for the children to use as a meeting / recreation area.

2001 brought unique challenges to Lifeline as a former Cookson Hills employee and self-proclaimed pastor, stormed the the children's home and illegally took possession of the facilities, including the children's home, the church and adjacent school.. Our children were forced to leave with just the clothing on their backs. Over the next several months the home was completely stripped of all furnishing and anything of value.

Although Lifeline was able to eventually able to regain control of all of the facilities through the courts in April of 2001. Expenditures reached between $30,000.00 - $40,000.00 to temporally house the children in rented quarters, rent space for the school and refurnish the children's home. Praise the Lord - God's people were faithful in helping and the home, school, and church are stronger then ever.

The dining facility was finally completed and dedicated in 2002. This new facility has allowed us to completely renovate the old kitchen and dining facilities located within the main structure into a nursery which will allow us to ministry to small babies.

In August of 2002 an additional 21 new little ones came to live at the Lovelink Children's Home. Under the directorship of Everne and Martine Auxilas, the Haitian directors of the home, precious lives are undergoing a physical, mental, and spiritual transformation.

Due to poverty, health problems, malnutrition and severe economic distress thousands of children die each month in Haiti. Lifeline can impact the lives of many more precious children as God provides the resources. Individuals, classes, youth groups, etc. are needed to sponsor children in the home. For $30.00 per month a child can be sponsored at the home. Sponsors can correspond and send gifts to their child too! For more information on supporting the Lovelink Children’s Home contact us at our Westerville, Ohio office.

Email Gretchen@Lifeline.org

Churches and individuals are being sought to become additional committed partners to share in the growing expenses of this important and vital ministry.