Photo: Pastor Gerard Desimo stands atop the pile of rubble that once was his church, Eglise du Tabernacle de In Harmonie Celeste. Photo by Steve Nelson

Pastor Gaston, a Haitian pastor, says that, “overcoming FEAR is the number one prayer request of the people here.” One pastor said he decided to sleep in his house but his family refused. After several nights they decided to begin living in their home. There are about 1.3 million people who could sleep in their homes but do not for fear of an aftershock. Southern Baptist teams are working to help the Haitians overcome this fear. The Haiti leadership says, “We encourage and plea for more workers in the field because it truly is white unto harvest in Haiti.”

The work of our SBDR teams in Haiti is extremely demanding. Not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually. One moment the teams are singing songs of praise and the next they are mourning the death of an infant. Please continue to pray for this response and the spiritual revival going on in Haiti. Pray for the pastors who struggle with their own grief. Pray for our teams who are ministering in very difficult circumstances. Pray for the 150,000 buckets heading from Southern Baptist churches to Haitian churches and on to the people of Haiti.

Disaster Relief Ministries are continuing throughout the summer.

If you would be interested in going as either a Medical Team member or Recovery member, please contact your State Director of Missions at 304.757.0944 or deltonbeall@wvcsb.org.