Comments on: praying for haiti

By: sheridan voysey

sheridan voysey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:36:14 +0000

Like tyronebcookin, I have also visited Haiti – just two years ago at this very time of year. I saw the immense poverty, the rubble-strewn city streets of P-a-P that needed a 4WD to access them, the poorly-constructed buildings with their exposed supports and crumbling cement, the half-built brick constructs that were considered ‘home’ for thousands of families – built brick by brick as the families could afford to buy each brick.

I have been so overwhelmed by what I’ve seen (the Montana hotel where I stayed was flattened in the quake and perhaps some I met have lost their lives) that I’ve actually found it difficult to pray for the situation. Where do you start? I’ve simply been saying ‘God – Haiti’. He knows the rest for the time being.

Anyone felt similar?

Yes, please pray for Haiti – that there will be more miraculous evacuations, that the country would be rebuilt stronger than before, and that there would be a great turning to God through this.

By: cindy

cindy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:49:58 +0000

When I saw all the children on the first day post-quake , I couldnt get over, no site of any medical personnel, , I thought of all the broken bones ,head injuries and broken hearts and the post -stress as the reality sinks in, I THOUGHTof the team of nurses and surgeons I work with that know how to take care of them and longed to get on a plane. but more than this the the wt. of the spiritual darkness , all the ones who died without knowing the one who can heal what man cannot death. Pray for Haitis salvation and that every one who GOD calls answesr with a resounding yes . WE count it with a unexplanable heavenly joy to share in his sufferings.

By: tyronebcookin

tyronebcookin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:22:33 +0000

I was in Port-au-Prince Haiti in 2003 and in Benin (West Africa) in 2004. These two countries are connected thru voodoo, Benin considered the originator (although that can probably be argued) and that went to Haiti from Benin. As both also still use mostly French for primary language.

Haiti was already extremely poor, lack of GOOD infrastructure, evil practices like mixing voodoo with religions, and hurt by several Hurricanes…this country needs/needed our prayers way before the earthquake!

But its good that it got international media attention so it will be brought to the attention of peoples world wide than can concentrate their prayers on this focus.

http://mercyships.org is also mobilizing teams and taking donations to help. I can vouch for them.

By: roxanne robbins

roxanne robbins — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:39:15 +0000

Additional ministries and NGOs that need our prayers, as they work around the clock in Haiti to provide emergency relief:

http://www.samaritanspurse.org

http://www.worldvision.org

http://www.savethechildren.org

Check the above websites for updates from the field and “ways to give” to help the people of Haiti.

By: roxanne robbins

roxanne robbins — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:31:45 +0000

Please include the Haitian-based “Nehemiah Vision Ministries” in your prayers.

http://blog.nehemiahvisionministries.org/