Qui-Croit, photo via mnnonline.org

Haiti remains resilient in the face of earthquake disaster

1.3 million are said to be living in the temporary camps in Haiti, nine months after a devastating quake leveled the capital, Port-au-Prince, reports MNN.

Although it is making headway in recovery, the United Nations notes that the country is still struggling with reconstruction and rebuilding a government.

However, Haiti has successfully avoided a second-wave disaster of epidemics and social unrest. The people's resiliency has been astounding. There are hundreds of reports of a spiritual revival taking place amidst the squalor of the temporary housing sites.

It's a picture of beauty from ashes, and Baptist Haiti Mission is in the middle of it, sharing the hope of Christ.

Baptist Haiti Mission is involved with the rebuilding of homes for the surrounding communities, as well as continued food distribution to various schools in the mountain region around Fermathe.

BHM teams were able to provide food for schools to use through the end of the school year. At that time, they provided supplies for the schools to distribute to the children for their families.

One such school is Qui-Croit, located in the mountain above the Baptist Haiti Mission. The primary school at Qui-Croit has about 422 students, from kindergarten to 6th grade.

This particular delivery takes place up a steep, narrow mountain road that needs repair. The BHM team arrived to provide 30 sacks of rice, 9 sacks of beans, 5 cartons of oil, and one sack of salt to the school for the families. The help, accompanied by the attitude of the staff and the reputation they stand behind as Christians, opens many doors for them to share the hope of the Gospel with the recipients.

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[09/07/2010]

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