Haiti Prayers

Let's face it: there is much to pray for in Haiti.  It's easy to be overwhelmed by the depth, extent and pervasiveness of suffering that has existed there for decades and was magnified exponentially by the earthquake.  I can't cover it all, but I'll try to highlight a couple of things - ministries that people I know are connected to.  I'll also set up a list of Haiti causes on the PATW twitter feed (assuming Twitter's server ever works again).

1) From Beth: Living Hope Ministries in Haiti is a Christian mission organization near Carrefour, Haiti that operates a primary school, trade school, entrepreneurship program and church. Living Hope (LHM) is about 2 miles from the epicenter of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12. God has providentially protected LHM in the midst of the devastation so the mission will have a large role in the coming months in sharing God’s love in word and in action.

2) From Dan: He'll be traveling to Haiti next week (August 6) with the youth group from his church.  As he says: There are 48 of us making this trip to help the healing and rebuilding process that our church is committing to being a part of for as long as it takes.  While we’re there in Port-au-Prince we’ll be doing a VBS with the children, interacting with local teens, painting an orphanage, distributing food to the poor, and doing other outreach and local ministry activities. We’ll even be spending some time praying at the Presidential Palace.  You can follow his trip here.

3) I'll also mention again the ongoing ministry our church has with its sister parish in Haiti, St. Isidore on the island of La Gonave.  Partners with Haiti could always use your prayers for its medical mission trips and for those who come to St. Petersburg from Haiti for medical care.

4) Catholic Relief Services has been a giant among Haitian ministries for a long time.  Here is a recent blog post on their work, here is a summary of their report on Haiti 6 months after the earthquake, and here's a much broader overview of the history of CRS in Haiti.

5) Here, here, and here are three reports from FIDES on the state of Haiti 6 months after the earthquake as well.  Two million people living on the street.