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As of 3:00 PM we have no other contact with Pastor Luc. He does not answer his cell or home phone.

We have added some reports at the bottom of this site since first posting the original. You can also look at the Worldrenewal-Haiti blog but we will have the latest right here.

Children of Christ Compassion Orphanage in Gonaive, Haiti.

Pastor Luc called this morning at 7:30 AM Eastern Time and was at the orphanage which was flooding and he was evacuating our 25 children to higher ground. He was hoping to take them to his new house we have constructed for Luc and his family and all those who live with him. The new house is on higher ground but a good distance of walking. None of our staff there own a car or truck, only motorcycles. It is dangerous walking in flooded streets because you cannot see the open sewers. The tropical storm Hanna has flooded the streets of Gonaive which is right on the coast and the location of Christ Compassion Orphanage, our church and school in Gonaive.

Please pray for them all as Pastor Luc was very concerned. It is a desperate situation. We will update this site as we have news.

We know we have damage, it is just how much.

We have set up an emergency fund: LOVED ONES IN HAITI Donations can be done online or sent to our office PO Box 399 Greenfield, IN 46140

Dear friends

I received a desperate call for prayer, from Haiti this morning from my friend and National Pastor Luc Joseph living in Gonaives Haiti. At the time 7:50am, he was at our Orphanage trying to get 25 children to safety from flood waters.

Gonaives is located in a runoff area and in 2004 when Hurricane Jean hit 3000 people died as a result of the flooding.

Would you please pray that God will bring the Children and Luc’s family to safety. And help them to minister to those who may be devastated by this Hurricane.

If you look at the news channels, you will find little if any of this information, partially due to the isolation but partly due to or narcissism of our society, so concerned about our own situation that we rarely see people reach beyond our own concerns.

Don’t let this be only a blip on your radar screen. The prayers of the richious availeth much.

I H S,
Max R Wright
World Renewal International –Haiti

Dear Friends:
Four years ago Gonaives was severely hit by Hurricane Jeanne and more than 3000 were killed. About midnight this morning a friend of us received a call from someone in Gonaives saying that the city is going under water. That person was trying to reach us to share this news with us but it was not till 6:30 when she finally got thru.
My wife made a few phone calls to know what the situation was like there. the news are not good. Water has gotten to the ceiling of the houses and people are on the house tops. One Pastor we talked to said that he survived Jeanne but he has very little hope to survive this one because Jeanne at this time the water was receding but now it is just the opposite.
I am not able to reach anybody in Lacroix yet. Most of our teachers live in Gonaives and I worry for their survivance. The people we spoke with were on their house top.
Covet your prayers. I will keep you posted if I have any more news.
PP

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