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Urgent request for prayer for Haiti; specific requests include prayer for strength of the Haitian church

August 18, 2021

Haitian Christians have issued an urgent call for prayer after another deadly earthquake violently shook their already-embattled island nation at the weekend, killing nearly 2,000 people and injuring and displacing thousands more, Christianity Today reports. Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck as Haitians were still processing the assassination of their president Jovenel Moïse last month, an act of violence that illustrates the long-term death-grip that violence, poverty, and corruption have had on Haiti.

Church Destroyed, Many Killed In Haiti Quake

August 17, 2021

As the death toll of Haiti’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake rose to more than 1,400, Christians were among those mourning victims.

Churches Struggle As Haiti Quake Deaths Rise To 1,300

August 15, 2021

As the death toll of western Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,300, churches struggled to provide hope and relief to a wounded nation.

Clergy Kidnapped In Haiti As Abductions Rise

April 11, 2021

Seven Catholic clergy, including two French citizens, were abducted Sunday in Haiti, where kidnappers increasingly target churches, officials said.

Florida-based missionary couple murdered in Haiti

October 5, 2020

A Haitian pastor and his wife who had immigrated to the US were found murdered upon returning to their island as missionaries, the Christian Post reported Sunday. Pastor Jean Phillippe-Quetant (57) and his wife Erna Plancher-Quetant (54) were shot dead in their home during the course of an armed robbery. The couple are survived by five children.

Man on Motorcycle Appears From Nowhere to Rescue Missionaries from Gun-Toting Crowd

May 31, 2019

A group of missionaries was spared from a gun-wielding mob of protesters in Haiti following a visitation by a man on a motorcycle who told them “it’s going to be okay.”