Sharing Hope in a Time of Crisis
Sharing Hope in a Time of Crisis
The gang violence that had been plaguing Haiti for the past few years escalated following the resignation of the Haitian prime minister, Ariel Henry, in late April 2024. Despite the appointment of an interim prime minister, gunmen continued to launch attacks in the capital city, Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police.
As of early May, an estimated 90,000 people have fled the violence in Port-au-Prince. This number is expected to continue to rise in the face of ongoing attacks. And as the displaced seek safety in crowded shelters, torrential rainfall has been adding to the challenges families face in finding food, clean water, and health care.
World Renew Haiti asks for your prayers as we support the work of our local partners and peer organizations in our humanitarian networks to offer Christ’s hope to people displaced by the violence in Port-au-Prince and nearby Kenscoff. We are working closely with a peer organization focusing on providing cash transfers so families can address their immediate food needs. Hygiene kits, drinking water and water purification tablets, and other essentials are also being distributed to displaced people—as well as to people who are offering the displaced shelter, despite facing severe financial struggles themselves.
Families have endured unimaginable trauma, so they are also working to recruit mental health professionals to provide psychological support, including specific training on trauma to help the most severely impacted people, especially children. Thanks to gifts like yours, World Renew has been able to commit funds to support these crucial efforts.
Though the situation continues to be challenging, World Renew stands firm in our belief that with God all things are possible, and we trust him to deliver mercy and renewed hope to the Haitian people. All our local partners’ offices are in Port-au-Prince but, trusting in God, they continue program work as security allows—and we are monitoring the situation to see how best World Renew Haiti can continue to respond to emergency needs.
We pray for God’s wisdom, guidance, and protection for our staff, partners, our humanitarian network peers as they work to share God’s hope and love to the people impacted by this crisis. Thank you for your prayers and support.
The gang violence that had been plaguing Haiti for the past few years escalated following the resignation of the Haitian prime minister, Ariel Henry, in late April 2024. Despite the appointment of an interim prime minister, gunmen continued to launch attacks in the capital city, Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police.
As of early May, an estimated 90,000 people have fled the violence in Port-au-Prince. This number is expected to continue to rise in the face of ongoing attacks. And as the displaced seek safety in crowded shelters, torrential rainfall has been adding to the challenges families face in finding food, clean water, and health care.
World Renew Haiti asks for your prayers as we support the work of our local partners and peer organizations in our humanitarian networks to offer Christ’s hope to people displaced by the violence in Port-au-Prince and nearby Kenscoff. We are working closely with a peer organization focusing on providing cash transfers so families can address their immediate food needs. Hygiene kits, drinking water and water purification tablets, and other essentials are also being distributed to displaced people—as well as to people who are offering the displaced shelter, despite facing severe financial struggles themselves.
Families have endured unimaginable trauma, so they are also working to recruit mental health professionals to provide psychological support, including specific training on trauma to help the most severely impacted people, especially children. Thanks to gifts like yours, World Renew has been able to commit funds to support these crucial efforts.
Though the situation continues to be challenging, World Renew stands firm in our belief that with God all things are possible, and we trust him to deliver mercy and renewed hope to the Haitian people. All our local partners’ offices are in Port-au-Prince but, trusting in God, they continue program work as security allows—and we are mointoring the situation to see how best World Renew Haiti can continue to respond to emergency needs.
We pray for God’s wisdom, guidance, and protection for our staff, partners, our humanitarian network peers as they work to share God’s hope and love to the people impacted by this crisis. Thank you for your prayers and support.
Please Keep Haiti in Your Prayers
- Pray for wisdom for those in leadership to find lasting and peaceful to finally end the violence.
- Pray that gang leaders will recognize violence is not the solution to ending Haiti’s problems, and instead strive for peace and unity.
- Pray that families living in fear of violence will find God’s peace to help them through this crisis.
- Pray especially for the children of Haiti, who have seen so much violence and upheaval in their young lives. Pray that they may have a better, more peaceful future.
- Please pray for World Renew Haiti staff—as well as the staff of our local partners and humanitarian peer organizations—that they will remain safe as they work to respond to this crisis.
Please Keep Haiti in Your Prayers
- Pray for wisdom for those in leadership to find lasting and peaceful to finally end the violence.
- Pray that gang leaders will recognize violence is not the solution to ending Haiti’s problems, and instead strive for peace and unity.
- Pray that families living in fear of violence will find God’s peace to help them through this crisis.
- Pray especially for the children of Haiti, who have seen so much violence and upheaval in their young lives. Pray that they may have a better, more peaceful future.
- Please pray for World Renew Haiti staff—as well as the staff of our local partners and humanitarian peer organizations—that they will remain safe as they work to respond to this crisis.
