...ak mwen vle ou konnen ke mwen ap toujou renmen ou, ak mwen se gason ou ajame. Kenbe fos lanmou mwen. Toulede Papa nou kinon syel la ak mwen se isit pou ou.Mwen renmen ou, toujou ak ajame.

...and I want you to know that I'll always love you,
...and I'm your man forever.
Hold strong, my love.
Both our Father in heaven and myself are there for you.
I love you always and forever.

Comment from translator: (This is a beautiful letter. You could always send me such a letter to translate, via my e-mail, if you plan to keep it private.)

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Ou se lanmou lavi m, ak mwen absoliman konnen ke nou ap fe ansanm ajame. M renmen mo sa, ajame. Nan Angle ak Kreyol. Li jis bay mwen anpil esoere pou avni a, espesyalman paske m konnen ke mwen ap fe ansanm avek ou pou etenite. Mwen renmenou anpil anpil,

You are the love of my life,
and I absolutely know we're together for ever.
I love this word, forever. In English and Creole.
It just gives me a lot of hope for the future,
Especially because I know you and I are together for eternity.
I love you very much,

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Can you translate this for me? Bonjou lanmou mwen! Mwen te renmen let ou. Li te anfom! Mwen vreman espere li ede ou ki m te tradwi li ak mete kek komante sou li. M jis vle ou konnen konbyen mwen renmen ou, ak konbyen mwen apresye tout bagay ou te fe pou

Hello my love!
I loved your letter. It was great!
I hoped that it helped that I translated and added some comments to it.
I just wanted you to know how much I love you, and how much I appreciated all you did for me.

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How do you say "elder" like Elder in the church?

Elder in the church - ansyen legliz yo, grandèt legliz yo,

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how do you say elder in creole?

elder - granmoun aje, moun ki pi gran

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Hmmm mwen genyen yon kestiyon.....Qui jan ou di? My love you are the woman for me and i promise to cherish and nuture our love forever baby

Translation: Lanmou mwen, ou se boulpik mwen, e mwen pwomèt ou pou mwen dòlote lanmou nou an pou tout tan.

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help

help (n.) - èd, asistans, sipò

help (v.) - ede

help! (as in "help me!) - Ede m.

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what is a type of jewelry called corne?

"Corne" is French for horn.
I am not familiar with any type of jewelry that goes by that name.

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I have seen the word "la" in a sentence., and it doesnt look like an article. Example - someone asks me over the phone, 'kote ou ye la?"

"la" could be a definte article as in: liv la - the book.
"la" could also mean  "here" as in chita la. - sit here.

But in this particular instance, "la" stands for 'right now', 'at this time', or 'in this moment'.
Not to be confused with the Haitian Creole word "kounye a (now)".  It does not replace "kounye a".
It is a manner of speaking, an expression, or an intonation used mainly when asking questions in Creole.

If you are learning Creole, this is one of the words you will learn to use by habitually listening to Haitian people speak.

Example:
where are you now?
kote ou ye la?

What are you doing right now?
Kisa wap fè la?

What do you have at this time? 
Kisa ou genyen la?

What are you cooking?
Ki manje wap fè la?

What book are you reading now?
Ki liv wap li la?

Why are you crying now?
Poukisa wap kriye la?

Why does a vast majority of children in Haiti suck their thumbs? How do their parents handle that?

I do not know why.  I've read that it's a behavior that soothes them.

Some of the kids I hanged with, in Haiti, sucked their fingers.
Some children suck their thumbs, some the index and middle finger together,
and others suck the middle and ring fingers.

A lot of these children retain that behavior well into their puberscent years.

The remedies that I have seen parents use to help them break this habit are sometimes 'unusual'.
The most common remedy was to rub freshly cut bitter aloe unto the child finger.
Other parents would bandage the child's finger during the night, since a lot of kids suck their fingers while sleeping.
Some parents would smear chicken poop onto the child's finger in the hope that he/she would find that finger repugnant.
Some parents took this fight even further and would threaten to stick the finger in boiling water.
I have seen one father take a machete, had the child put her fingers on a piece of wood, and threathened to cut the child's finger until she promised that she wouldn't do it again.  That girl did eventually stop this behavior on her own.

Creole definitions:
suck thumb, suck fingers - tete dwèt, souse dwèt
Does he suck his thumbs? - Eske li tete dwèt?

What is" sucking teeth"? what is that "tchwipe or tchuipe" you talk about? Is it a cuss word?

'Tchuipe or tchwipe' - is "sucking teeth". It's a noise you make by clenching your teeth together and then using your tongue to pull air within your mouth.

It is the equivalent of giving someone the cold shoulder, or rolling your eyes at someone. It is a gesture (an acquired behavior) people make to show disdain, contempt, indifference, frustration, or annoyance.

Most people from the caribbean do it.  It is not a cuss word.  I guess you could say that some people suck there teeth at you instead of cussing at you. 

Which side are you leaning on.

Translation: Sou ki bò ou apiye?

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Bonjou Mandaly! Someone asked me if I know how to "chipe." What is that?

'Tchuipe or tchwipe' - is "sucking teeth". It's a noise you make by clenching your teeth together and then using your tongue to pull air within your mouth.

It is the equivalent of giving someone the cold shoulder, or rolling your eyes at someone.  It is a gesture people make to show disdain, contempt, indifference, frustration, or annoyance.

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mwen pa janm manje

Mwen pa janm manje. - I never ate.

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mwen pa ka pale

Mwen pa ka pale - I can't talk.

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