“Pastor, I just heard a couple of shots down by the gate. I don’t know if anyone was hit, but if I open it to look, the whole campus will be exposed.”
The situation in Haiti has reached a new low. Last week, I received the above as a text from our guard at the church, who was wondering what to do.
I want to bring you up to speed so you can help us in prayer.
Frustration was fanned into flame two weeks ago after the Prime Minister decided to double the price of gas at the pump. This is in the midst of a gas crisis that has left almost no gas available for sale since mid-July.
Protesters responded by barricading streets everywhere. For two weeks, people have been hunkering down in their homes, waiting to see if things will blow over.
As this drags on, hospitals are beginning to scale back services and basic necessities like drinking water are getting scarce.
I had hoped to write this newsletter from home in Haiti. The doctors here have released Becca for travel now, but in the current situation, there would be no safe way for us to get from the airport back to our house. Never mind that our family of six would be consuming needed resources.
So as we wait here in New Hampshire, my phone buzzes every few seconds with another security alert. We’re watching very closely, hoping for the momentum to shift and fuel to open up so things can get restocked and we can go back.
Serving from here…
Meanwhile, Becca is busy homeschooling the kids. I’m working with our people at a distance and creating a new digital version of my leadership course for the seminary.
We can certainly stay productive here, and there are plenty of ways to serve our people at a distance. The consistent electricity and fast internet are a blessing! But while our friends and colleagues suffer back home – in our hearts, we just want to be with them.
Thank you for your giving that enables us to remain present with them, even at a distance!
Would you pray with us for God to do a major intervention in Haiti?
