We are in need of repairing the building that the staff and the children live in and sleep in.

Go to the Environment tab to see the condition of the building.

When it rains, the roof leaks so badly that it is difficult for the children to sleep.  Even those with a mattress must sleep on the ground which is soaked with rain water.

The cost to repair is $ 3000.

Please consider helping with the repairs.

Thank you for all that you do.

A Miracle in Haiti

Many come to hear the Word of God and ask for prayer during a Gang approved outreach.

We are part of nothing less than a miracle in Haiti and You helped to make it possible.  So we would like to share this miracle with you.

A week or so ago, Pastor David felt God speak to him.  Pastor David and Evangelist Jude were to approach the Gang leaders in Port Au-Prince, Haiti and ask for a community outreach that included prayer for peace, preaching the Word of God, and providing some hope for the future.

The contact with the gang leaders could have gone very badly, but God was with them and they found that the gang leaders and the followers all wanted peace for Haiti and were open to allow this to happen.

We have two outreaches scheduled, the first of two outreaches was held in the Port Au-Prince community of Cite Soleil.  As the WWG staff entered the community the gangs placed their weapons on the ground as a show of acceptance and protection for them.  

This is a remarkable act of God.  The gangs and the soldiers asked for prayer. 

150 children came to sing, dance and pray.  An Estimated 1800 Haitians came to the outreach to hear the Word of God, receive prayer and have a hope for peace.

With God, all things are possible!

Jude's summary.

Blessings WWG Family !    

In reality I don't know how to say thank you to GOD for the first week of evangelization in Cité Soleil.   

GOD has worked so much, he has worked beyond what we have planned.  The first thing GOD did was take away the fear I had and give me new strength.   

Pastor David led me to the gang leaders, when we arrived, they all put down their weapons on the ground to listen to me, I began to share with them the word of GOD, they are so happy to listen to the  word of God.  They asked us to pray for them, we prayed for them and gave them little documents from the Bible.    

After that Pastor David led me towards the soldiers, when I arrived all the soldiers lowered their weapons and started to listen.  They were very difficult to take photos because it's fragile they weren't going to accept.  They are so young, they asked us to pray for them too.

    But the most important thing is that many of them really want to renounce their evil deeds, but they are afraid, and others told me, if they renounced how they will live, work,  eat etc... but GOD filled my mouth with the word in order to explain the power of GOD in the life of Apostle Paul.   

 WWG Family, GOD worked so hard with us, the gang leaders and soldiers asked us to pray for the country and neighborhoods.  And after that the main leader of the gangs called Ronald orders some people to sweep the space that he gave us to gather with the population of the neighborhood to pray with them for Haiti.    

We will still be amazed to see how greatly in the hearts of several young people and also in the hearts of other Pastors they lent us sound devices, microphones, speakers for the last 3 days Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  

WWG Family GOD really capable, many people of GOD gave us breads, juice powder.    We prayed and GOD put it on my heart to reunite with all the children in the neighborhood, GOD sent over 150 children to us to pray with them, sing, dance, play with them and do training on Mind Education.    And after the bread that me and Pastor David received, we distributed all to the children and gave them juice.  They were so happy, we had a great time with them last Saturday.  

WWG Family GOD worked above and beyond our plans.  Until now in my heart there is joy, there is much grateful.    I can see how GOD blessed Pastor David with great strength, all the gangs gave him respect in Cité Soleil, GOD stood us up in front of all the people, a great multitude of people gathered to pray in the afternoon until evening with us in the crusade.    

I want to start thanking you for your prayer  even though the mission is not yet finished, only we have finished with the evangelization mission in Cité Soleil, now we are in Leurboug for the second mission.    

Continue to pray for our health, I never imagined if I would be able to spend so many days preaching, giving conferences with young people, evangelizing so many people, singing and praying with many people and also children.  

Pray for even greater strength for the second part of our mission.    I want to say more and tell the work of GOD in Cité Soleil, I choose to stop with this small part.    We love you all

 

Our First Day of Evangelism in Port Au-Prince.
The Pastor of the orphanage received permission from the Gang leaders to run a 2 week prayer and evangelism outreach in Port Au-Prince, Haiti.
This is the report of Day one from Jude our Evangelist.
Blessings to you all Yesterday GOD worked a lot, we visited more than 12 houses and shared the message of GOD to the people who were discouraged and abandoned the path of GOD, they were so rejoiced for the week of crusade, then in the  In the afternoon we gathered with the people in the public square and prayed before GOD to ask for grace and mercy for Haiti.
We planned to go to the gang leaders and their soldiers next Friday to preach the good news of Jesus Christ to them and also pray to those they want.
Every morning I have seminar sessions with several young adolescents to help them keep faith in the word of GOD.
The mission is much larger than we anticipated.  Pray that we find resources as many other young people begin to join us in evangelism.  
GOD is moving so that his word may be fulfilled in discouraged and weakening hearts.

Pretty Scary Stuff!

His story and prayers

Will Grant - BBC News, Cap-Haitien, HaitiTue, March 19, 2024 at 7:49 AM EDT·4 min read298

Violence has engulfed the streets of Port-au-Prince

"Port-au-Prince is in panic mode," a friend in the Haitian capital texted me.

Residents  of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are shaken after their  most violent day so far in the country's spiralling security crisis.

More than a dozen bullet-ridden bodies lay in the street - the victims of the latest gang rampage.

As  well as the early morning killing spree, the home of a judge was also  attacked - a clear message to the country's elites vying for power.

All this in what is supposedly the safe part of town.

Unicef's  executive director, Catherine Russell, has called the situation in  Haiti "horrific" and likened the lawlessness to the post-apocalyptic  film, Mad Max.

Certainly the latest violence in Port-au-Prince is a  reminder, if any were needed, that Haiti remains closer to anarchy than  stability.

• Running the gauntlet to flee Haiti gang territory
• The rise and fall of Haiti's Ariel Henry
• The gangsters and rebels jostling over power in Haiti

In  that malaise, the UN has also estimated, because of the closure of so  many hospitals in the capital, some 3,000 pregnant women were at risk of  having to give birth with no maternity care.

We visited the  maternity ward of Cap Haitien's public hospital. The first cries of Baby  Woodley, just a day old, were the same as those of children born  anywhere: for food and for comfort.

But as most children born there, she will grow up to find that such essentials are far from guaranteed in Haiti.

Lying  in an adjacent bed, Markinson Joseph was recovering from giving birth  two days ago to a baby boy. Through an interpreter, she told me that she  would get her baby out of the country altogether if she got the chance.

"But me and my husband don't have the money to flee," she said.

Markinson Joseph in hospital

Dr  Mardoche Clervil, the hospital's obstetrician, showed us around dark  and empty wards and said that the gangs' control of the roads in and out  of Port-au-Prince was making it tough to find enough fuel to keep the  lights on, or the ceiling fans whirring.

More importantly, it has also hampered efforts to bring in the drugs and equipment they need.

He said that pregnant women had travelled from Port-au-Prince to give birth in the relative safety of Cap-Haitien.

"As  you can see we have enough beds and staff," he said, motioning to the  team of nurses and interns behind him. "But quite often the patients  just can't reach us, either because of their socio-economic problems or  because of the violence."

For some, it has had terrible consequences.

Louisemanie  was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when she came into hospital. By  then, she had dangerously high blood pressure and lost the baby.

Baby Woodley

Preeclampsia  is treatable had she been properly monitored or the baby been delivered  early. Louisemanie was only too aware that her loss was avoidable.

"They've  had me on drugs since early January but I've transferred between three  different hospitals," she said, meaning her complicated pregnancy was  ultimately left to chance.

Across the country, the humanitarian need is now critical and the aid response so far has been painfully slow.

The essential things of life - food, water and safe shelter - are increasingly hard to find for millions.

In  Port-au-Prince, Farah Oxima and her nine children were forced from  their home in a violent gang-controlled neighbourhood to another part of  the city. They are just some of the more than 360,000 internally  displaced people in the conflict.

As she filled up plastic jerry  cans with water from a standpipe in the street, the 39-year-old admitted  she was struggling to provide the food and water her young children  needed.

Farah Oxima collecting water

"I don't know what to do, I'm watching the country collapse," she said.

To  her, the idea that a transitional council can impose some form of order  or security in the short-term seems completely impossible.

"Only God can change this place because from where I'm sitting I can't see where any other change is coming from."

Additional reporting by Jeremy Dupin.emergency as intruders break into key port terminal

Caitlin Hu, Tara John, Paul P Murphy and Abel Alvarado, CNNMarch 8, 2024·6 min read103

Intruders  broke into a major port terminal in Haiti Thursday as violence in the  country escalated after the government extended its state of emergency.

The  Haitian government decreed the state of emergency would be extended to  April 3 in the country’s West Region and the capital Port-au-Prince. A  curfew has been extended to March 10.

It comes as Port-au-Prince’s  Caribbean Port Services (CPS) terminal, a major player in Haiti’s food  import supply chain, was broken into around 8 a.m., two security sources  told CNN. The intruders headed to the terminal’s gated warehouse area  that houses many containers, the sources said.

The source said the unrest at the port continues.

Video  of the port on Thursday showed hundreds of people on the streets around  the facility and what appeared to be dozens of people breaking into the  gated warehouse. CPS did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment.

Exclusive  satellite imagery from Airbus seen by CNN showed people massing outside  of the area and crowds moving in through an opening to the street.

A satellite image shows the aftermath of the port breach in Haiti. - Pléiades Neo/Airbus

One  Airbus satellite image shows a significant amount of material littering  the area of the container port terminal. Another image, taken  Wednesday, shows a Haitian National Police MRAP – mine-resistant ambush  protected vehicle – on a major roadway.

A security source told CNN  that the MRAP was positioned there to prevent G9 gang coalition leader  Jimmy Cherizier from expanding attacks and particularly from moving  toward the airport road.

A gang blockade can be seen along a major street. - Pléiades Neo/Airbus

Elsewhere  in Port-au-Prince, satellite images show blockades – some constructed  by local residents and others by gangs – along major streets, closing  off entire neighborhoods.

Port-au-Prince has been gripped by a  wave of highly coordinated gang attacks on law enforcement and state  institutions in what gang leader Cherizier has described as an attempt  to overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s government.

Armed groups  have burned down police stations and released thousands of inmates from  two prisons, and Cherizier has warned of “a civil war that will end in  genocide” if the prime minister does not step down, Reuters reported  Tuesday.

The chaos has forced tens of thousands to flee their  homes in the past few days, adding to the more than 300,000 already  displaced by gang violence.

It is also affecting the distribution  of essential supplies by aid organizations. The World Food  Programme suspended its maritime transport services in Port-au-Prince  from distributing aid across Haiti due to the instability.

A  law enforcement officer at a police station set on fire by armed gangs  in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 5, 2024. - Odelyn Joseph/AP

Two  dozen trucks of aid, filled with food, medical supplies, and  equipment, are stuck at the port in Port-au-Prince, the  United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  (OCHA) said in a Thursday statement.

Maritime routes are the only  way to transport aid, especially food and medical supplies for  humanitarian and development organizations, from Port-au-Prince to the  rest of the country, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN  Secretary-General and OCHA.

Haiti’s  healthcare system is “near collapse,” and many health centers have been  forced to reduce their operations due to violence and lack of personnel  and medicine, Dujarric said.

Only one public hospital remains  operational in Port-au-Prince’s metropolitan area, according to an  official at the country’s Civil Protection, and emergency services are  severely hampered.

Hôpital Universitaire la Paix has received  nearly 70 patients with gunshot wounds since the weekend and several  medical centers in the country have been burned down in the past day,  the official said.

Doctors in Haiti are desperate for help amid a lack of oxygen and a shortage of water.

“There  is no oxygen available, no water neither to service the hospitals  because of the shutdown of the pumps to provide water to people,” Ronald  Laroche, a doctor who runs a network of private hospitals told CNN.  “Most hospitals have closed their doors in the heart of the capital.”

Laroche  runs a network of more than 20 medical centers throughout Haiti, two of  which have been destroyed by gangs, he said. “They (gangs) turned  them into their general quarters. Seven of our medical centers had to  close their doors as well to prevent our employees from being  kidnapped.”

Haiti’s Civil Protection told CNN that they’ve been  “unable” to gather information on civilian injuries and deaths since  this latest wave of violence.

The  US has been urging Prime Minister Henry to clear the way for a  political transition in Haiti, which Haitian officials say could be  structured with the initial appointment of a three-member transitional  council that would select an interim president to lead the country.

The  unelected leader came to power in 2021 with the backing of the United  States, Canada and other key allies, following the assassination of  former President Jovenel Moise. He promised to hold elections in 2023,  but they never transpired, with Henry’s administration citing the  country’s insecurity as a major obstacle.

Henry has had difficulty  returning to the country this week. His plane was diverted to the US  territory of Puerto Rico after the Dominican Republic, which shares the  Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, refused to let it land.

When  the violence broke out last Friday, Henry was in Kenya to sign an  agreement for a Kenyan-led multinational mission to restore security in  the Caribbean nation.

Nearby nations have been securing their  borders following the outbreak of violence. A maritime blockade was  established in the southeastern Bahamas amid fears of mass migration  from Haiti, Commodore Raymond King of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force  (RBDF), said at a press conference on Thursday.

King said officials are particularly concerned about the jailbreaks, fearing the prison escapees will try to flee Haiti by boat.

While  security has deteriorated in recent months, Haiti has for years  suffered chronic violence, political crisis and drought, leaving some  5.5 million Haitians – about half the population – in need of  humanitarian assistance.

More than 40% of deaths in the  impoverished neighborhood of Cité Soleil in the Haitian capital have  been caused by violence, according to a survey conducted by Médecins  Sans Frontières (MSF) that studied the period between July 25 and August  24, 2023. MSF said the mortality rate is comparable to those seen  during exceptionally violent periods in Syria and Myanmar.

CNN’s Jim Rogers and Patrick Oppmann contributed to this report.much power in Haiti

Opinion by Garry Pierre-PierreFri, March 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM EDT·12 min read201

Editor’s Note: Garry  Pierre-Pierre is the founder and publisher of the Haitian Times, a New  York-based English language publication serving the Haitian diaspora. He  was part of the New York Times reporting team that won the Pulitzer  Prize in 1993 for reporting on the first World Trade Center bombing. He  is also the co-founder of the City University Graduate School of  Journalism‘s Center for Community and Ethnic Media. The views expressed  in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN.

The  last few weeks have brought unthinkable upheaval in Haiti, a country  that is no stranger to tragedy and suffering. The images have been  graphic and disturbing: people forced from their homes by roving bands of gunmen, clutching  their meager belongings and dodging bullets in the streets in a  desperate attempt to find safety. Over the weekend, the US embassy, as  well as the diplomatic missions of other nations and international  interests, began evacuating the country.

Courtesy Garry Pierre-Pierre

Public order has disintegrated and  there is little to no police protection. The army is outnumbered and  outgunned and there is effectively no government: Haitian Prime Minister  Ariel Henry,  the country’s leader who has been stranded for days in Puerto Rico,  said this week that he would give up his post. Announcing he would leave  office after the establishment of a transitional council, Henry said, “Haiti needs peace. Haiti needs stability.”

Truer  words were never spoken. And yet there is no indication that peace and  stability are on the horizon for this embattled Caribbean country, where  I was born and spent the first decade of my life before emigrating to  the US. My family is part of the 1.2 million-member Haitian diaspora that settled in the US. Many thousands of other Haitians over the decades have settled in France, Canada and  elsewhere in search of greater economic opportunity, but also to escape  brutality and periodic spasms of unrest. Nothing can compare to the  current upheaval in Haiti though, and I would expect new waves of  Haitians to seek refuge on foreign shores.

The  upheaval in Haiti has deep roots; It did not start with the latest spasm  of violence at the hands of the gunmen overrunning the country. It  dates back decades, to the rampant corruption of generations of  politicians and oligarchs who continue to view the country as their personal fiefdoms.

Just half a dozen or so wealthy families control  most major industries in Haiti, primarily through corrupt monopolies,  which are a big part of what ails the country. The elites control  virtually every aspect of Haiti’s economy. They essentially pay no taxes. Much  of the aid that has poured into Haiti over the years, including for  reconstruction after the devastating 2010 earthquake, benefited the upper class while  much of the rest of the divided island has continued to subsist in  grinding poverty. Meanwhile, Haiti’s political and business elite has had a hand in much of the drug trafficking occurring in the country, long a key source of their income. In fact, experts have said that Haiti may be linked to the trail of most of the drugs entering the US.

Elites are also linked to the very gangs that are currently being blamed for the instability that has brought the country to the brink. In 2022, the UN, US and Canada slapped sanctions on a group of Haiti’s gang leaders, politicians and business elite for their alleged roles in drug trafficking, money laundering and financing criminal activity.

Haiti’s suffering dates back even further to the brutal and extractive history of slavery and colonialism when it was controlled by France, compounded over generations by the injustice of having to repay the French for its human “property” and other assets forfeited after Haiti fought for and won its freedom from slavery — the only successful slave revolt in the world.

After securing its independence, Haiti was subjected to neocolonialism and neglect by  the global superpower on its doorstep, the US. Americans may not recall  that US troops occupied the country for two decades early in the 20th  century and has played an outsize role in its politics and economic  development — or lack thereof — ever since.

It’s lamentable that,  in large part because of its tragic and tumultuous history, Haiti — a  country blessed with natural beauty, abundant resources and a population  that is industrious and resourceful — has never enjoyed an era of peace  and prosperity.

And while the current calamity continues to unfold in Haiti,  the international community — including the US — has watched the mayhem  unfold mostly impassively, or perhaps even worse, with indifference. As  recently as the fall of 2022, Henry’s plea for military assistance in dealing with gang violence was turned down by Washington, although the US has offered money and logistical support, and has called for the acceleration of a force to help stabilize the volatile situation on the ground. The UN was organizing an effort to get troops from several countries, chief among them Kenya, but Nairobi said this week that it would put its plan to send forces to Haiti on hold until the new government is in place.

There  was one relatively brief moment of hope — a shining opportunity that  was ultimately squandered — when a better future might have been forged  for my troubled homeland. The devastating 2010 earthquake that  leveled huge swaths of the country, including the capital city,  Port-au-Prince, was an unqualified disaster, killing hundreds of  thousands of people.

But there was what seemed at the time like a  silver lining to the disaster: Suddenly the world seemed to care about  what happened in Haiti.

It is ironic that arguably one of the lowest moments in the nation’s history was also a time of great promise and possibility. Promises of billions of dollars in  redevelopment assistance came from foreign governments and from  international organizations. Haiti, for the first time, was going to  receive the kind of top-to-bottom international focus on economic  development that it had never benefited from in its entire history.

Those hopes were dashed in short order. Much of the promised aid, including some pledged support promised by the US, never arrived. Some of the aid, as was the case with a much ballyhooed Red Cross development project,  appears to have been diverted from their intended beneficiaries. Much  of the aid that did actually reach Haiti went where funds arriving from  overseas always end up: into the pockets of the same elites who run the country and have been robbing it blind for years.

Starting in the late 1950s, much of the foreign aid Haiti received ended up in the coffers of its notorious leader François “Papa Doc” Duvalier. His  larcenous ways were matched by his son, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc”  Duvalier, who succeeded him upon his death in 1971. Jean-Claude Duvalier  sent a large portion of Haiti’s financial reserves to  his private foreign bank accounts and luxury real estate investments.  Both father and son also spent some of the funds from Haiti’s treasury  on their notorious personal security force — the dreaded Tonton Macoute — that terrorized Haiti’s citizenry. The brutality in the streets of Haiti’s capital today has echoes of this paramilitary force.

But  some link today’s gang activity to a more recent chapter from Haiti’s  past. They argue that the rise of the lawless gangs and Haiti’s descent  into chaos date back to 1995, when Haiti’s former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was restored to power with the help of US troops after having been run out of the country.

Upon his return to Haiti — taking a page from the Duvalier book — Aristide dissolved the army and  formed a “civilian police force” in its place, drawing from the tough  streets of Port-au-Prince. He eventually would run afoul of Haiti’s  oligarchs and was run out of the country once again, ending up in exile  in Africa for years to follow.  After his ouster, emboldened gangs  evolved into criminal syndicates, trading in drugs and arms, and robbing  and exploiting Haiti’s most vulnerable communities amid recurring food  scarcity.

This is the tragic backdrop to the present crisis. Over  the years, Haitian presidents, prime ministers and parliamentarians have  engaged in a dangerous dance with the country’s gangs, often using them  as their personal enforcers. These are not the street gangs familiar to  some in US cities. Rather, they are loosely organized and ultimately  lawless villains who delight in terrorizing the citizenry.

Gang  Leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier patrols the streets with G-9  federation gang members in the Delmas 3 area on February 22, 2024, in  Port-au-Prince, Haiti. There has a been fresh wave of violence in  Port-au-Prince where, according to UN estimates, gangs control 80% of  the city. - Giles Clarke/Getty Images

The leaders of the unrest today include Jimmy Cherizier —  the colorfully nicknamed “Barbecue” — but there are others who are  arguably just as influential and equally ruthless. Another shady  character in the mix is Guy Philippe, a former soldier who led  the coup that ousted Aristide from power in 2004. Philippe, now positioning himself as a presidential candidate, returned to Haiti recently after serving six years in a US prison for money laundering and other illicit activities.

But  the outlaws that have overrun Haiti’s capital and mounted highly  coordinated attacks on law enforcement and state institutions cannot  lead Haiti into a more stable and prosperous future. Cherizier has said  his goal was to overthrow Henry’s government. He and other gang leaders  appear to have succeeded. What now?

Henry says he will formally step down once  a new prime minister and cabinet are in place. At a meeting in Jamaica  this week, the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) said it  had agreed to set up a transitional council to lay the foundations for  elections in Haiti. But as commendable as the goal of the democratic  franchise is, does anyone think that elections will fix what’s broken in  Haiti? Will they end the grinding poverty there? Restore the  dilapidated infrastructure? Will balloting prevent the resurgence of the  next group of thugs that decides to take control of the country at  gunpoint?

Many Haitians who would like to see  their country back on its feet recognize that any solution will require  sustained and deliberate involvement by the US and the broader  international community. Yes, Haitians are haunted by the history of  past military incursions by Uncle Sam, and ruefully recall the last  failed UN mission which led to the spread of disease that caused thousands of deaths and saw acts of criminality by the same Blue Helmets sent to provide order. But sadly, Haiti is a country that has little to no other viable options.

It hurts to say it, but Haiti is a broken state.  The kind of order and the investment of resources necessary to fix it  simply are not achievable by the current government — or any future one,  under the current conditions. Quelling the violence and reinstating  order demands a holistic approach outside of the capacity of the Haitian  government. Ending the chaos will only be possible with US diplomacy,  influence and know-how.

Any future steps must prioritize the  safety and security of the Haitian people by shoring up law enforcement,  fortifying judicial institutions and addressing the root causes of gang  recruitment. The government is unable to do any of that and appears  unlikely to be able to in the near future either.

Haiti needs help  combating corruption and loosening the stranglehold that the country’s  oligarchic masters have on its economy. Efforts must be made to enhance  governance and to nurture and train potential leaders from the bottom  up, as a way to forge ties between the government and the people they  govern. It’s the best way to ensure that Haiti is never again ruled by  strongmen and kleptocrats.

Only the US and international community  can divert the flow of guns and ammunition from the hands of criminal  gangs. The US has shown with the results obtained by agencies like the  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Drug Enforcement Agency  in other violence- and corruption-plagued parts of Latin America and the Caribbean,  that it is uniquely qualified to take on this challenge. Only with the  help of Washington — the kind of assistance Henry requested a  year-and-a-half ago — can the situation in Haiti be stabilized, paving a  path toward or sustainable progress and development.

At some  point, of course, it will be necessary to address the socioeconomic  roots of gang affiliation. Access to education, vocational training and  economic opportunities offering viable alternatives to a life of crime  via community-based initiatives will be essential. But none of that can  commence in earnest until the violence is quelled. Once it is, that  restoration of peace, and additional assistance from US development  agencies and international nonprofits can help lay the foundation for a  Haitian government with a genuine commitment to reform and  reconciliation, working hand in hand with civil society and the global  community.

After decades of watchful waiting, so many Haitians are  desperate to see their country advance. An acquaintance of mine there  recently confided to me that because of the current upheaval he has only  a two-week reserve of petrol to sustain his business; the unrest has  made it impossible to obtain more. He remains sequestered in Haiti  however, because he knows that leaving would mean his business would be  looted and pillaged.

It used to be said that when America sneezes,  the rest of the world catches a cold — so great is its might and  influence. What if some of that vast power were deployed in a systematic  and sustained way to help a country roughly the size of Maryland and less than two hours off its shores?

What  if one of the wealthiest nations in the world turned its attention to  finally ending, once and for all, the misery and desolation of the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere?  Although formidable challenges lie ahead, the path to peace and  stability in Haiti is possible with the right kind of help from  Washington.

By addressing the underlying causes of violence, Haiti  can emerge from this current upheaval to become at long last the  peaceful, competently governed republic its citizens deserve and  fervently believe it can be.

One Year Vision

• Repair existing building $ 3000
• Open a Haitian Hut Coffee Shop
• Build two new buildings for staff and children to live in  $ 30,000
• Bring Jude to Florida $ 500
• All Children go to school when safe to do so.  $ 600 per month

Second Year Vision

• Accept the donation of an Island in the Bahamas.
• Build a Child Care Center on the Island.
• Bring the current WWG children from Haiti to the Bahamas once a year for training and to become a citizen of the USA or of the Bahamas.
• Refill the WWG Haitian orphanage with new children.
• Repeat the transfer and refill process once a year.