Haiti The 12-year-old son of the vice principal at Repairer of the Breaches School in Haiti fell from a tree and has a compound fracture of his wrist. He was taken to a local clinic to be stabilized and was sent by motorcycle to the closest hospital for surgery. That hospital did not have anesthesia, so they sent him over the… Read more
Edna was able to travel to the capital I want to thank everyone for your ongoing prayers and support regarding Edna. She received her visa and her flight to Canada is booked for March 6th. Please pray she will be able to make her flight. By the grace of God, she was able to travel to the capital today with no harm done. Read more
“Day of the Living” Today begins the celebration of the Day of the Dead. In the mountain areas where we live, there will be many voodoo ceremonies being held throughout the week. It bothers me that children will be accompanying their parents as they attend these rituals. This is what prompted me to start our children's programs in the mountains. Please pray as we… Read more
Insecurity, inflation, injustice In Tony's 14 years in Haiti, it has never been as bad as it is now. The country is paralyzed by the gangs. Kidnapping has increased 400% with food prices doubling within the last year. Today, gas was about $12 per liter on the street as many of the highways are controlled by gangs who will hijack trucks if they… Read more
They have been advised to remain via Phil Parsons - The Rudolphs are currently in TN. Last Friday, two co-workers in Haiti were killed in a plane crash. Both left behind wives and children. Because of gang-related violence, chartering flights is often a better alternative when traveling from place to place. With the recent assassination of the Haitian president, violence has ramped up. in the US because… Read more
Pray that their suffering will end Haiti has been at Level 4 advisory (Do Not Travel) for quite some time. Gangs ultimately control the country and violence and kidnappings are rampant. We do appreciate your prayers for the safety of those serving here and for the Haitian people, that their suffering will end. Read more
They never heard the Gospel Our Haitian brothers continue the work to reach souls living in the mountains. During one of our weekly kids’ programs, a brother was approached by some of the community leaders from another area and they asked him if we would come to see them. Immediately a plan was put in place to go visit this community. Last week, a brother… Read more
Dangers on the trail Please pray for the safety of the people here. Yesterday, people along the road stopped to tell Michael to be careful as there is a new gang operating on the trail. They are robbing people and are beating up individuals who don’t have enough money to give to them. We use caution traveling back and forth to town, but there… Read more
Starting Bible studies again Haiti has lifted the restrictions for churches and gatherings, so we are looking forward to starting Bible studies again. Please keep these times of study and sharing the Gospel in your prayers. We yearn to see more lives transformed by the Holy Spirit. Read more
Information in Creole We had about 1000 copies of our Into the Word gospel pamphlets passed out in the marketplaces and people continue to show great desire for these articles. To answer many questions, we printed information on the virus in Creole and collated it with this last edition. Please pray as we continue to work on these written messages of Gospel Truth. Read more
Loveless culture Our children’s programs continue to grow and bear fruit. A leader from another mountain area asked us if we could come to share the Gospel with the children there. We have been going there for 3 weeks now and are averaging 80 children per week. In two other areas where we have our kids’ programs, 9 more children asked Jesus… Read more
Bamboo and tarp Our Bible study meetings are held in the bamboo and tarp shelter that Michael made. We were gifted money to help build a permanent meeting place and we are actively looking for a location that will best suit this purpose. Please pray that God would provide exactly what is needed. Read more