“Against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis and gang violence in Haiti, UN agencies are warning that children are suffering not just from a lack of schooling but also through witnessing violence.” UN News
More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence who overthrew the government.
Schools are closed and children have been left terrorised and traumatised. Many people are living in makeshift tents and more than one million Haitians are facing emergency levels of acute food insecurity.
This is a nation in chaos but let us speak God’s peace and stability over it today!
How can we pray:
- Stability of the government – for a transitional government to be put in place to bring peace and order to the nation so that people will feel safe returning home.
- Aid to reach the people – for essentials like food and water to reach those that are in need.
- Help for children – for schools programmes to start again and for children to be able to talk and be healed from the trauma they have faced.
Source: Information from news.un.org and apnews.com
