Pray For Haiti

Today just after 4pm a 7.0 earthquake hit the nation near the capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As many of you know I have been going to Port-au-Prince, Haiti for the last couple of years working with an orphanage and churches there. I have spoke with friends that say that the pastor that runs the orphanage is alright minus an eye injury and that the children are OK at the orphanage in town. One of their walls collapsed and a worker was injured though. As far as the rest of our friends and contacts there I have no idea how they are doing. James Adams, a friend and the director of One Heart Ministries which I go to Haiti with, is still trying to reach his family that all live with in miles of the epicenter of the quake. There were several strong after shocks all rating above 5.0 that occurred after the quake and a tsunami watch was put into effect for that Carri bean area.

Haiti is very mountainous and people build their houses along the hillsides cramming them in where there is an inch of room. There are no building codes so most of the time the houses are thrown together with what is available. Most structures are made of concrete and re-bar with little other structural support. Below is a recent picture of the earthquakes destruction. Many of our friends live in houses 1/2 as nice as this one.

Reports were coming in of rubble all in the streets which will limit any rescue and aid that might be transported. Hospitals also sustained damage which will leave little resources to treat the wounded properly. Haiti has always suffered from governmental instability which has crippled the country and made it virtually impossible to organize. Couple that with already starving people and food shortages and then sprinkle a huge earthquake on top and you are looking at a catastrophe of enormous proportion. I can tell you from first hand experience,that on a good day in Haiti it is hard to get around and get what you need. Haiti needs God more than ever right now. We will not know the extent of the damage until morning as there is no power right now and it is pitch dark in that nation. God come and shine your light into that nation and have mercy on it's people!!

Please pray for Haiti!!!! Pray for these people as they are friends and family.

Pastor Pierre and his workers at the orphanage

KiKi

Ronald

Pastor Abano and his family

Pastor Edward and his wife who had a stroke two years ago.

James Adam's entire family who live miles from the epicenter of the quake.

There is an orphanage on the mountain side that has 8 children. I cannot remember the name just off hand.

The staff at OMS

James' mother is the one in blue. Also his aunts

Here are some of the workers at the orphanage in Port-Au-Prince

Pastor Edward's wife