Child Soldiers of Haiti

Nearly 90 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is now under the control of gangs. Other areas of the Caribbean island have also fallen to mass abductions, rapes, murders and other gang violence in the four years since the assassination of their president. An estimated more than 13,000 people have died in gang violence since 2021, about 5,000 of those from October 2024 to June this year.

Of the nearly 1.3 million Haitians forced to flee their homes, about half are young people. Now, news reports say a staggering 50 percent of the members of Haitian gangs are also children, some forced into combat roles, others used as couriers, slaves or weapon porters.

Lord, please have mercy on Haiti’s children. Protect them from abduction, abuse, violence, slavery and recruitment into gangs. Rescue those who are trapped in the midst of evil or in danger of entrapment. Provide for them a way of escape and get them to safety. Bring Christians to them who will love them and and provide them with a safe home and a way to know the love of Jesus. Protect those who are in danger and provide for all their needs. Comfort and heal the wounded and the traumatized. When they cry out for help, come quickly to their aid and provide for them in such a way they will know You are the One who did that. Give them a hunger for Your love so fierce they will seek You with all their hearts and find You. Visit them in their dreams to show them Your salvation through Christ. Block future attacks of violence and bring all evildoers to their knees in repentance and fear of the Lord. Awaken every heart in Haiti to Your love, and multiply Your church. Raise into positions of leadership those who listen to Your lead. Show them how to protect the innocent, bring an end to the violence, care for the needs of the people, and rebuild Haiti by Your hand. March Your angel armies into the midst of the turmoil and let the violent see You coming and tremble at the sight of You. Haunt them in their dreams and call them to Yourself throughout the day. Each time an evil plot is formed, foil it. Make guns misfire, and knives and other weapons to go missing. Make evildoers stop what they’re doing, and bring them to justice. Miraculously, Lord. For You are the God of Miracles. Come and meet the Haitian people in their time of need and gather them up into Your arms to be carried and protected by You through the mayhem. Wherever there are Christians who are trapped right now in affected areas, please call them to organize prayer meetings with their neighbors. Multiply their resources so abundantly and use their prayers to miraculously heal those who have been harmed or who are starving or ill, so that all will see that You are the God of Love, that You SEE them, You LOVE them, and You CARE. Use this terrible crisis to bring many lost into Your Kingdom. Including the murderers, Lord. Touch their hearts so deeply with Your love, they open wide to receive Your forgiveness and salvation, and then turn to lead other gang members to faith in You. Awaken Haiti to Your love and salvation now, Father. May anarchy pass away and Your Kingdom come soon to the people of Haiti who need You so desperately We speak LIFE over Haiti now, in the name of Jesus. We speak HOPE, PEACE and SALVATION. Come quickly to their rescue, Lord. Rise up and fight for the downtrodden. Be Father to the orphans, Husband to the widows. Savior to all those who are lost. March in like a Mighty Warrior and rescue the battle-weary. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.

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