Parts of Haiti “look like a war zone,” explains Convoy of Hope national spokesman Ethan Forhetz. “Everything has just crumbled.”
There’s been a huge loss of life and more than a million people have been affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck this past Saturday “and 540,000 of those are kids who are displaced,” explains Forhetz, “and the Lord blessed us in such a way that we already have a children’s feeding program going on on the island … we’ve been in Haiti operating since 2006.” As a result, “Convoy of Hope has warehouses scattered all around the island,” with 3.5 million meals currently available. In addition to handing out food, the ministry is making water filtration kits available, and providing solar-powered lanterns to areas where the power is out. And more help is coming.
Even before the quake, Haiti was in chaos. In early July, Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by gunmen disguised as American DEA agents. Gangs are roaming parts of Haiti, posing a threat to the very people who want to help those injured and displaced by the quake. And if that isn’t problem enough, just days after the deadly quake, Tropical Storm Grace flooded Haiti with as much as 16” of rain.
Convoy of Hope has figured out a creative way to bypass the huge logistical problems on the roads. “We are working on the water. We’re going around the island on the outside to get our products where they need to go.” Forhetz encourages prayers for the people of Haiti and those making all-out efforts to help.
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