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AMAZING MIRACLE in HAITI
Jerry Miel is a good friend and radio engineer who served
as a missionary in Haiti with World Team mission when we
lived there.
He worked with the Christian station, Radio Lumiere (Radio Light).
He has gone back to Haiti to help in the aftermath of the earthquake
and makes these important observations. -- Boxley
AN INCREDIBLE DAY in the HISTORY OF HAITI -by Jerry Miel (Feb 17).
I think that I will remember this day as one of the most
significant in my life, not because of what I did, but for it's meaning...
Today was the one month anniversary of the great Haitian
earthquake.
About 3 days ago the Haitian President announced that there would
be 3 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 image 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
6 years ago that a former Haitian president called the nation to
come together to rededicate the nation to Satan.
This was not "a minute of silence for the deceased" or something as
equally insignificant. Whatever the 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...
Let me tell you what I saw and felt today.
Peniel and I had planned an inspection trip up to the Artibonite
Valley today. Right or wrong, I don't really know, but since it was the
only opportunity, we went ahead with the trip. As we left the guest
house about 7:30 am, we were met by throngs of well dressed
people headed to various churches. The sounds of Christian music
and worship filled the air everywhere. The next observation was
that 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. We had clear sailing through town. The same was true
of foot traffic. Usually the streets are clogged also with people
walking. Today there were only a few and many of them dressed for
church The only place that there were traffic blocks was in front of
several churches where the 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 vendors, we only saw a few here
and there. The huge outdoor market near
the wharf where thousands work each day and is spread out to
cover most of the street, was EMPTY.
Where were all the people?
They were in churches and makeshift meeting sites. Every church
(except a JW church) had services going on, almost always
overflowing into the streets. Beside broken down churches,
services were 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.
Tonight, Pastor Ignace, who is sharing the room with me, asked this
question: "Can people still say that Haiti is 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.
I think that I am seeing God do that work.
The only sadness that I feel today is for our nation.
While Haiti, a nation that has long been under Satan's domination 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.
Jerry Miel is a good friend and radio engineer who served
as a missionary in Haiti with World Team mission when we
lived there.
He worked with the Christian station, Radio Lumiere (Radio Light).
He has gone back to Haiti to help in the aftermath of the earthquake
and makes these important observations. -- Boxley
AN INCREDIBLE DAY in the HISTORY OF HAITI -by Jerry Miel (Feb 17).
I think that I will remember this day as one of the most
significant in my life, not because of what I did, but for it's meaning...
Today was the one month anniversary of the great Haitian
earthquake.
About 3 days ago the Haitian President announced that there would
be 3 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 image 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
6 years ago that a former Haitian president called the nation to
come together to rededicate the nation to Satan.
This was not "a minute of silence for the deceased" or something as
equally insignificant. Whatever the 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...
Let me tell you what I saw and felt today.
Peniel and I had planned an inspection trip up to the Artibonite
Valley today. Right or wrong, I don't really know, but since it was the
only opportunity, we went ahead with the trip. As we left the guest
house about 7:30 am, we were met by throngs of well dressed
people headed to various churches. The sounds of Christian music
and worship filled the air everywhere. The next observation was
that 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. We had clear sailing through town. The same was true
of foot traffic. Usually the streets are clogged also with people
walking. Today there were only a few and many of them dressed for
church The only place that there were traffic blocks was in front of
several churches where the 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 vendors, we only saw a few here
and there. The huge outdoor market near
the wharf where thousands work each day and is spread out to
cover most of the street, was EMPTY.
Where were all the people?
They were in churches and makeshift meeting sites. Every church
(except a JW church) had services going on, almost always
overflowing into the streets. Beside broken down churches,
services were 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.
Tonight, Pastor Ignace, who is sharing the room with me, asked this
question: "Can people still say that Haiti is 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.
I think that I am seeing God do that work.
The only sadness that I feel today is for our nation.
While Haiti, a nation that has long been under Satan's domination 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.
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