

There's Always Hope
Pastor Lex reports a great week of clinics... outreaches... exam preparations... and this... (THAT is our attempt at regaining some drainage from our school to just past Brit's Way.) He's also seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for the political chaos that has overwhelmed the country for months now. While nothing has officially been declared, there is traffic on the roads again, businesses have begun re-opening and even schools in the third largest city began holding cl


Persisting
While traffic is picking up a little in Haiti, the unrest has yet to truly settle, as witnessed in this picture where a road block had caused vehicles to be backed up. We sent the bus to Port-au-Prince this week in search of food and to collect the 12 barrels of goods sent to us by World Wide Lighthouse Missions. (Thank you WWLM!) We were disappointed to see the bus was hit by rocks being hurled in the street in Port-au-Prince, but we were so glad Pastor Hakine and Boss Haro


Little Paradise
I spoke with Pastor Lex in Haiti today. He let me know that the situation on the street improved a little this week, with fewer street barricades and public transportation slowly starting to circulate again. The police have been working hard to unblock roads when they are barricaded. Schools remained closed during this tentative calm and things are still quite fragile and volatile. He told me about yesterday's food distribution. "Yesterday I was able to get food to the peo


Bringing Home Hope
As difficult times seem to become more difficult for the people of Haiti, Pastor Lex arrived in Port-au-Prince this afternoon. He has made it safely back to Grand-Goave, with Boss Harold and Pastor Hakine. It's very difficult to be far away while our friends, brothers, sisters, and neighbors are going through such turmoil and Pastor Lex has been very eager to return. I pray the Lord will use his presence there to reinforce a sense of hope and strength in our friends. Last n