Haiti On Their Knees
A Response To Their Terror
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There has been alot of talk these days about earthquakes especially in lieu of what we've seen in Haiti, Chile and now Turkey. Here's a story from a Christian who is in Haiti and his observations knowing quite well that this kind of stuff doesn't usually make the evening news:
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Miracle Days in the History of Haiti by Jerry Miel |
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Mr. Jerry Miel, a missionary / radio engineer in Haiti with World Team and Radio Lumiere (Radio Light), went back to help in the aftermath of the earthquake. He experienced the historic Prayer and Fasting and sent these observations on February 17: but for it's meaning... Preval announced that there would be three days of holiday from work for the purpose of fasting and prayer. This is absolutely historic.
If you have ever been in Haiti as a visitor or missionary, could you ever have imagined such a pronouncement? Could you imagine such an announcement from the U.S. President?
This morning I saw a young Haitian-American woman, the leader of a work team, crying because the Americans could not understand the incredible importance of this day and wanted to go about business as usual. Remember, it was only about six years ago that a former Haitian president called the nation to come together to rededicate the nation to Voodoo / Satan.
President might have originally intended, this became a real commitment for the Haitian people. As I sit here this evening, I can hear the preaching coming from a nearby church.
Services have been going on all day.... As we left the guest house about 7:30 a.m. this morning, we were met by throngs of well dressed people headed to various churches. The sounds of Christian music and worship filled the air everywhere.
Another observation -- there was NO traffic. Port-au-Prince streets are always clogged and overflowing with bumper to bumper traffic. This morning there were only a few vehicles on the roads, a few small buses (tap taps), some UN and military vehicles, and a few private cars.
The same was true of foot traffic. Usually the streets are also clogged with people walking. Today there were only a few and many of them dressed for church. The only places with blocked traffic were in front of several churches where the praying congregations had overflowed the buildings and the yards and had moved out into the streets as well.
The next observation was that EVERYTHING was closed! We could not find even one business or gas station open. There were no intercity buses running. Whereas the sidewalks are usually overflowing with millions of street venders, we only saw a few here and there. The huge outdoor market near the wharf where thousands work each day and cover most of the street, was EMPTY.
(except a Jehovah Witness site) had services going on, almost always overflowing into the streets. Services were also taking place outside. In homeless camps, there were services. Everywhere the nation was gathered to worship and pray. No, I did not see any voodoo, Islamic, or Buddhist services. This scene was repeated in every town and hamlet that we passed during the day.
a voodoo country?" What has been happening and is continuing to happen in Haiti did not happen because of the earthquake. It has been happening because the Haitian people know how to pray. This is a tremendous outpouring of God's power as the result of prayer. Twenty years ago I started praying for the gospel to change the Haitian culture.
The only sadness that I feel today is for our nation, the United States . While a nation that has long been under Satan's oppression is turning to God with total commitment, our nation, founded on Godly values, has rejected God and is rapidly trying to forget that His name even exists. Let us pray for revival.
********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Friday, March 12, will mark 60 days since a major earthquake devastated the Presidential Palace and dwellings in Port-au-Prince , the capital of Haiti , flattened other towns and claimed an estimated 230,000 lives. Many of us might recall hearing the hymn singing that was often going on in the background as we listened to newscasts. The U.S. media largely ignored President Preval's call that his nation observe three days of prayer and fasting February 12-14, just 30 days after the earthquake. |
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