PRAISE THE LORD!  REVIVAL IN HAITI!

NOTE:  For centuries, Haiti has been one of the darkest
 nations in the world - full of voodoo 
and witchcraft - even at the highest 
levels of government. But now - look at this!!
 
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AN INCREDIBLE DAY in the HISTORY OF HAITI
 
-by Jerry Miel (Feb 17).
 
I think that I will remember this day as one of the most
 significant in my life, not because of what I 
did, but for it's meaning.  Today was the one month 
anniversary of the great Haitian earthquake. 
 
        About 3 days ago the Haitian President
 announced that there would be 3 days of holiday 
from work for the purpose of fasting and prayer.  
This is absolutely historic.  If you have ever been in 
Haiti as a visitor or missionary, could you ever have 
imagined such a pronouncement? Could you 
image such an announcement from the U.S. President?  
 
This morning I saw a young Haitian-American woman,
 the leader of a work team, crying because 
the Americans could not understand the incredible
 importance of this day and wanted to go about 
business as usual. Remember, it was only about 
6 years ago that a former Haitian president 
called the nation to come together to
 rededicate the nation to Satan. 
 
        This was not "a minute of silence for the
 deceased" or something as equally insignificant.  
Whatever the President might have originally 
intended, this became a real commitment for the 
Haitian people.  As I sit here this evening, 
I can hear the preaching coming from a nearby church.  
Services have been going on all day.
 
        Let me tell you what I saw and felt today. 
 
Peniel and I had planned an inspection trip 
up to the Artibonite Valley today. Right or wrong,
 I don't really know, but since it was the only 
opportunity, we went ahead with the trip. 
 As we left the guesthouse about 7:30 am, 
we were met by throngs of well dressed people
 headed to various churches.  The sounds of 
Christian music and worship filled the air 
everywhere.  
 
The next observation was that there was NO
 traffic. Port-au-Prince streets are always 
clogged and 
overflowing with bumper to bumper traffic.  
 
This morning there were only a few vehicles 
on the roads, a few small buses (tap taps),
 some UN and military vehicles, and a few 
private cars.  We had clear sailing through 
town.  
 
The same was true of foot traffic.  Usually the 
streets are clogged also with people walking.  
Today there were only a few and many of them 
dressed for church.  The only place that
 there were traffic blocks was in front of several 
churches where the congregations had 
overflowed the buildings and the yards and 
had moved out into the streets as well. 
        
The next observation was that EVERYTHING 
was closed!  We could not find even one business or 
gas station open.  There were no intercity buses
 running.  Whereas the sidewalks are usually
 overflowing with millions of street venders, 
we only saw a few here and there.  The huge 
outdoor market near the wharf where thousands
 work each day and is spread out to cover most of the 
street, was EMPTY. 
 
        Where were all the people?  They were in 
churches and makeshift meeting sites. Every church 
(except a JW church) had services going on,
 almost always overflowing into the streets. 
 Beside broken down churches, services were 
taking place outside.  In homeless camps, 
there were services. 
 Everywhere the nation was gathered to worship 
and pray.  No, I did not see any voodoo, Islamic, 
or Buddhist services.  This scene was repeated
 in every town and hamlet that we passed during 
the day. 
 
        Tonight, Pastor Ignace, who is sharing the 
room with me, asked this question: "Can people 
still say that Haiti is a voodoo country?"  What
 has been happening and is continuing to happen 
in Haiti did not happen because of the earthquake. 
It has been happening because the Haitian 
people know how to pray. This is a tremendous
 outpouring of God's power as the result of prayer. 
 Twenty years ago I started praying for the Gospel
 to change the Haitian culture.  I think that I am 
seeing God do that work. 
 
        The only sadness that I feel today is for our
 nation.  While a nation that has long been under 
Satan's domination is turning to God with total 
commitment, our nation, founded on Godly values 
has rejected God and is rapidly trying to forget 
that his name even exists.  Let us pray for revival. 
 
 
        Click in the  following link to see 
4-MIN VIDEO of HAITI DAYS of PRAYER-
 
Haiti Revival Link
 

God bless you all!

 

Rev. Calvin Lyerla