Pray for Haiti

This is my best friend, Janice, and her fiance, James.  They are currently in Haiti serving on a short-term medical missions team through Mountain Top Ministries.  They were supposed to fly home today, but due to the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck the country yesterday, their return is unknown right now.  There are 23 members of the medical team from the Chicagoland area that have been working at a clinic in the village of  Gramothe for the past week.  They worked into the night assisting two doctors at a local hospital where they treated over 100 severely injured people as a result of the earthquake.  I received an email from Janice this morning.  Everyone is shaken up, but okay.  They are going back to the local clinic to help sort things out and attend to patients there.  Please pray for the people of Haiti at this time.  Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hempishere and is not equipped to deal with an event of this magnititude.  Also, please pray that God will keep Janice, James and the entire team safe as they provide medical assistance to the people of Haiti.

The Red Cross is reporting that over 3 million people will require aid.  The Haitian prime minister believes that 100,000 people have died in the earthquake.  Make a difference in your world by making a donation to: Haiti Earthquake Relief.

 

(Tribune photo by Jorge Cruz / January 13, 2010)