Haiti Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/haiti/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:32:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Haiti Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/haiti/ 32 32 Pray with Haiti, January 14, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-haiti-january-14-2024/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:32:56 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=53671 Lectionary Selection:  Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Prayers for Haiti Lord, hear our prayers as we are perishing at this moment. We come to you as our giver of life. Please attend our cry. Hear our cry because those who are against life … Read more

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]]> Robbery, Vandalism, and Fire at House of Hope in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/robbery-vandalism-and-fire-at-house-of-hope-in-haiti/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:42:29 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=52645 Two weeks ago, a gang group occupied the residential commune of Carrefour, where our Global Ministries Partner, the Ecumenical Foundation for Peace and Justice (FOPJ, acronym in Creole), and its main educational project, “House of Hope,” is located. The gang … Read more

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]]> Struck down but not destroyed in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/struck-down-but-not-destroyed-in-haiti/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:22:24 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50306 Long plagued by crisis — natural disasters, political turmoil, deep poverty, and waves of cholera — Haiti spiraled into chaos after the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Extreme violence and gross human rights abuses, including mass murder, gang rape, and … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries says “NO” to military intervention in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-says-no-to-military-intervention-in-haiti/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:16:53 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=49299 In October, the government of Ariel Henry, Haiti’s de facto prime minister and president, called for a foreign military intervention— “the immediate deployment of a specialized armed force, in sufficient quantity” to stop the street gangs that are terrorizing the … Read more

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]]> CONASPEH Raises Its Prophetic and Pastoral Voice In the Situation In Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/conaspeh-raises-its-prophetic-and-pastoral-voice-in-the-situation-in-haiti/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:34:07 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=47245 Haiti has been in turmoil since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse last July, followed by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake just days later that killed 2,200 people. Left with no president and no stable government, gangs seized the opportunity to take … Read more

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]]> Haiti is Still Shaking… in Crisis https://www.globalministries.org/haiti-is-still-shaking-in-crisis/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:06:31 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=46558 Haiti’s surge in gang violence and kidnappings is forcing aid organizations to rethink shipment routes, staff risks, and security costs – and to consider the ethical and safety implications of trusting leaders of armed gangs who say they can help. … Read more

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]]> The Permanent Earthquake in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/the-permanent-earthquake-in-haiti/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:41:52 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=45139 Haiti returned to our evening news as media reported the kidnapping of 17 U.S. and Canadian missionaries from the organization “Christian Aid Ministries.”  At the date of this article, the missionaries continue held captive by the 400 Mawoso gang.  CBN … Read more

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]]> A Single Seed of Hope Is What We Need in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/a-single-seed-of-hope-is-what-we-need-in-haiti/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:46:54 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=44592 Mrs. Lissoit Severe came from Bolye, an area of the 4th communal section of Pestel. Pestel is a commune located in the Grand’Anse Department of Haiti.  It is part of the Corail Arrondissement. The population was 90,000, according to a recent census. Pestel is a difficult place … Read more

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]]> Accompanying Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/accompanying-victims-of-the-earthquake-in-haiti/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:16:14 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=44429 Several weeks have passed after the earthquake that affected the southwestern part of Haiti.  According to the information provided by the National Spiritual Council of Churches in Haiti (CONASPEH), in the areas of the Nippes and the Grand’anse, 37,312 houses … Read more

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]]> There is Hope Amid Despair in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/there-is-hope-amid-despair-in-haiti/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:22:51 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=44275 Haiti’s death toll from the August 14, 2021 earthquake has climbed to more than 2,200, with 344 people still missing.  In addition, as the country’s Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, more than 12,260 people were injured in the quake, and an … Read more

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