Haiti (MNN) — Humanitarian aid to Haiti is on hold after the US Federal Aviation Administration last week banned all US flights in and out of Haiti for 30 days. The announcement came after three US airlines were hit with gunfire while flying over Port-au-Prince. One crew member with Spirit Airlines sustained “minor injuries.”
The need for help is desperate as uncontrollable gang violence continues in Port-au-Prince and spreads through the country.
Haiti’s new prime minister was sworn in on November 11 — a change some hoped would lead to an improved security situation. Yet, with a rocky start last week, it’s uncertain whether the gang violence will be tamed by the leadership transition.
(Photo courtesy of For Haiti with Love)
On the ground meeting Haitians’ needs, Christian ministry For Haiti With Love is providing a sense of stability to families who don’t know where their next meal will come from.
For Haiti With Love’s Roseline DeHart says, “We don’t really know what’s going to happen after this month or during this month, but we are there to help the people as best as we can. There will be a lot of hunger. We will feed them; as many as we can…. But with Haiti, it can’t get any worse.”
God’s timing, though, is amazing. DeHart shares, “Before yesterday, the mission airline took supplies down there. We already had boxes with them and they took down all of our supplies, so the clinic is all ready for whatever happens. We have food down there already too, to help the people.”
In the space between starvation and compassion, their team is Jesus to people. Many mission groups have left, but For Haiti With Love will remain.
“People are suffering,” DeHart says. “People in Port-au-Prince, day to day, they just move from one city to another because the gangs are taking over city by city. So, we need prayers. God needs to do something, and only God can change Haiti.”
Ask God to intervene and bring lasting peace in Haiti, both socially and spiritually.
You can support For Haiti With Love’s ministry and learn more here.
Header photo courtesy of For Haiti With Love.
