Partnering with Project House of Hope in Haiti
Calvary partners with Project House of Hope ministries in Haiti. Project House of Hope focuses on four core development programs: orphan care, sustainable farming, women’s empowerment and community development. Calvary sent teams to Haiti before the gang activity made travel too dangerous not just for our team but for the PHOH staff in Haiti.
Gangs have taken over approximately 90 percent of the country’s capital city Port au Prince. Food insecurity is at its highest and food prices have skyrocketed. Even though there are areas in Haiti not experiencing gang activity, the gangs are moving further north of the capital and are only 30 miles from Montrouis. When gangs take over a town, they kidnap, kill, rape, burn houses, and force residents to flee to the next city with few possessions. In the PHOH area of Montrouis, the residents live under constant stress and fear that the gangs will invade their city. Even the children in the orphanage are dealing with anxiety. Le Refuge School is operating normally. Security has been added to the school and orphanage for safety.
Currently we are able to support PHOH with finances and prayer. Our prayer and hope is that we will be able to travel to Haiti again in the future.
CURRENT NEEDS
Food for the orphanage - $1045/month
Teachers’ salaries at Le Refuge - $1037/month
Security guards for the orphanage & school - $600/month
You can support these needs with a monthly sponsorship of $25, $50 or $100 or with a one-time gift.
How to pray for Project House of Hope
Haiti is in a severe humanitarian and food insecurity crisis. Gangs control 90 % of the capital, Port au Prince (PAP) and control all road access to and from the city. Gangs are advancing to takeover other cities that are important to medical and commerce access for Haiti. The U.S. FAA has ceased all flights into PAP due to violence. Hospitals have been damaged or closed. One million people are internally displaced from their homes due to gangs. Millions need humanitarian assistance. Food and gas are scarce. Fear and anxiety about safety, food insecurity, and the future of their country run rampant. The situation in Haiti is changing by the hour.
Please pray for the following:
1. God will change the hearts of those who commit violence and peace will prevail.
2. Disarming and disbanding of the gangs and preventing their spread into the provinces. Shipping of illegal arms from the U.S. for the gangs will cease.
3. The mental health of the Haitians. Fear and anxiety are high due to safety reasons and uncertainty about their future and that of their country
4. That God will come to the aid of the innocent and create means for the Haitians to find food and gas
5. The more than 1 million people (half of whom are children) who have had to flee their homes - that they will find safe refuge and will be able to return to their homes soon.
6. Comfort for the thousands of victims of rape, torture, kidnapping, murder, displacement
7. The transitional government will work for peace and free elections and will be free of corruption.
8. Free and fair elections sooner rather than later
9. Blocked fuel terminals, roads, and ports (vessel and air) will be reopened
10. God will provide the Haitians with hope and strength and His presence will be felt throughout the country.
11. Inflation that approaches 100 percent will be lowered. Food is very expensive.
Pray for House of Hope and Le Refuge School
1. The ability to continue to provide food and security for the orphanage
2. Safety for the children and staff
3. Calm the fears and anxieties of the orphans and staff. Restore their hope.
4. Pray for the administration, teachers, students, and parents of Le Refuge School that their needs are provided for and that they have a sense of peace and hope.
6. Pray Le Refuge school can stay open so the students can continue their education.
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