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Haiti:
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Sent YOUR CHECK to the
Northeast Church of Christ
2217 Beechnut Dr.
Kingsport, TN. 37660
Mission South Haiti
Church of Christ Delmas 43 # 3
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Phone #: (509)2811-3313; (509)4037-3457
Web: www.lighttohaiti.com;
www.haitichurchofchristdelmas43-3.org/index3.html
Jean Robert St-Hilaire / Church of Christ Delmas 43 / Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Email:
ajeanrob1@hotmail.com
Hurricane Matthew deadly storm kills Haiti
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Good morning.
We hope you are all doing great and this finds you healthy and safe
in Jesus name. As you all know, Haiti needs your constant prayers
now as it was the case in several circumstances including the
terrible earthquake of January 12 of 2010…
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is already
struggling to regain its footing almost seven years after the
earthquake and ensuing cholera epidemic ravaged the nation. It
remains particularly vulnerable to vicious weather storms because it
is one of the most deforested countries in the world: Less than 2%
of the land still has trees. The country also has relatively steep
terrain as well, which makes it prone to landslides and mudslides.
On Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti suffered one of its worst natural disasters
when a magnitude-7.0 earthquake ripped through Port-au-Prince.
Houses collapsed, many sinking down mountain slopes. Roads crumbled,
people were trapped under concrete for days; 230,000 people died.
The earthquake caused significant damage in Port-au-Prince, and
government buildings such as the Presidential Palace and the
National Assembly building were damaged or destroyed. Infrastructure
was gutted, and at least 1 million people
were forced to live in
tent cities.
An epidemic of cholera, an infectious and often fatal bacterial
disease of the small intestine that is often contracted from
infected water supplies. broke out about 10 months after the
earthquake, killing thousands more.
As Hurricane Matthew swept the Caribbean Monday, hitting Haiti, the
massive storm carved out a deadly path. After leaving Haiti in
“total disaster” and heading into Cuba, at least a number of deaths
were associated with Matthew. The South, Southwest, Southeast and
the Lartibonite department have been almost destroyed, not too much
destruction in Port-au-Prince except a few iron sheets of the Delmas
43 building … 7 of our church buildings were reported destroyed: At Jeremie 2 buildings collapsed and 1 lost the roof, at Tiburon,
Anse-d’Ainauld, Pestel, Port-Salut church facilities are destroyed,
in Leogane rooftops were flying in the air and will need to be
replaced, church members are in the streets, 3 were killed. In the Lartibonite Valley, Bassin Bleu and Chansolme
all these buildings
are flooded; around 1,700 of our church members are victims, some of
them are injured. Now as after the earthquake food, shelters and
drinking water is a great need. Brother Osee, one of the Preachers
baptized during the July 2016 Seminar and divided with the Jehovah’s
Witness assembly started a large congregation on his property under
a tarp, now this assembly is in great necessity.
After this devastating Matthew, Casualties are difficult to number
as several bridges in Haiti are also reported to be washed out,
among other damages. Flooding, major winds and torrential downpour
resulted in the destruction of countless homes and towns. Roughly
thousands of homes in Haiti were flooded, around ten thousand
families were reported to be affected and evacuated, many people
were said to have been displaced by the storm.
“What we know extra is that many, many schools 3 Orphanages of our
mission work have been damaged.
"It's much too early to know how bad things are, but we do know
there are a lot of houses that have been destroyed or damaged in
many places. Many streets were flooded or blocked with fallen trees
throughout the southwestern peninsula. So the dilemma is the
difficulties to transport agricultural products from the South,
Southwest, Southeast to Port-au-Prince.
I am in Florida at this moment for a few days… Once again, as
compassionate people of God’s family, the churches of Christ in
Haiti enormously need you now in prayers and your financial support.
For donations, please contact our overseer congregation at the:
Northeast Church of Christ
2217Beechnut Dr.
Kingsport, TN. 37660
The Elders: Sam Ross: sam@securemoneymasters.com, Richard Bonner:
rtbonner@charter.net, rgbonner@eastman.com, Larry Luethke: lluethke@charter.net
Also you can contact Brother Rod Myers, Elders for the Central
Church of Christ in Sarasota Florida: rod.myers@centralsarasota.org,
disciplesforhaiti@comcast.net
Until then, stay blessed, safe and mission-minded!
A very small servant of the King of kings,
Jean Robert St-Hilaire / Church of Christ Delmas 43 / Port-au-Prince
Haiti.
"You are
the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden."
Matthew 5:14
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