Hello everyone,

The longer we live here the more we realize that we are living among a hurting people. Saturday, we distributed food and clothing to a large group of people who survived the earthquake in January. One of the families who came to our mission lost everything during the earthquake in January. They were once well to do by Haitian standards, having their own store in Port-au-Prince, but today they are living hand to mouth. They are living with our pastor in Savanette.
Today, I learned that one of our mission students died quite suddenly over the weekend of a sudden fever, probably meningitis. She was only 12 years old. Her mother died during the earthquake. What a loss to her poor father, who already lost his wife on January 12.

The cholera that has hit Haiti has sickened over 4,000 people. That does not include the people who never went to the hospital. That also does not include the 12,000 people who are now carriers of cholera, but have shown no symptoms. This cholera is the most deadly in the world. It is from Southeast Asia, probably brought here by U.N. peacekeepers.

Today, I also learned that Hurricane Tomas is probably going to hit Haiti later this week. It sounds like it may go right over us here at Thomonde. If that happens we probably won't be updating reports for a while. The clouds and rain block our internet signal.

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been disturbed by voodou groups going up and down the streets playing their drums, singing and shouting. I wonder how many tragedies will happen before they seek the Lord. Right now, while writing this, a voodou group is in front of our mission making a horrendous racket. This really is a spiritual warfare.

Well, the end of the story is this. Christ has promised He will never leave us nor forsake us. He has a work to do in Haiti and He will keep us by His grace. This evening I enjoyed talking with a dear brother named Samuel. His family is not minding the Lord. He shared his concerns with me and we had a word of prayer together. What a privilege to carry this man's needs before the King of kings. One by one, Jesus Christ continues to reap a soul harvest here.

In Christ,

Hansel and Danae