The Brink of Revival

Another month has passed by and the Haitian people are attempting to return to some sense of normalcy. Schools are still not in session, yet children seem happy, playing in and around the thin walls of tarp tents. I can’t help but think how we really are blessed in Grand Goave. God has preserved us in so many ways, and given us the ability to be able to help the people.
The timely partnership with Samaritan’s Purse has made it possible to provide the needed shelter, water and sanitation for our community. We have been able to employ so many people in so many different kinds of jobs. All of our staff and technical school students, as well as church members, are making wages which help them to rebuild their own lives. This has offered a tremendous sense of hope. They are not relying on hand outs, but fully participating in the clean-up of their own community and support of one another.
Aftershocks are still being reported, this past week one centered in Grand-Goave at 4.8. This has had dramatic effects on the people’s psyche. Marc told me that the people are plagued with fear. He can see it in their eyes, as they don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Those who have homes wonder if they reenter them, will they fall tomorrow in another quake? This has been so traumatizing. Yet there is always a silver lining. Many are being drawn to Christ and there have been so many conversions all over the country that we believe Haiti is on the verge of revival. In fact, as you may have heard, on February 12, a month after the quake, and what was supposed to be the start of Mardi Gras celebrations, President Rene Preval called for a consecrated 3 days of prayer and fasting instead. This is monumental! It could totally transform Haiti! The churches in every town were full of all kinds of people, including our own. Marc arrived in Haiti on the 14th, the last day of the consecrated fast, to find even well known voodoo priests crying out at the altar in our church. There was no room for the drums or the worship team to even set up. In the capital, it was reported that at least 1 million people filled the streets in front of the presidential palace each day from 6am-6pm praying, singing and crying out in repentance. There were thousands who made confessions of faith in Christ, including at least 100 voodoo priests, in PAP alone. To see video footage of this event, you can click on this link: “Haiti-A Call to Fasting & Prayer”. There are many other amazing videos which chronicle those three days posted on YouTube.
Haiti is reviving. Haiti is arising. Haiti is going to be glorious again, even greater than her former glory. This is the word for this beloved nation. Let us too keep praying and believing for the people of Haiti. Let us not forget.