30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Matthew 13:45-46 The first explorers to Latin America landed on the shores of the Dominican Republic in 1492, and subsequent ships brought both Catholic clergy from Europe and slaves from Africa. In 1783, a manumitted slave from the US served as a Baptist missionary toContinue reading “Day 29: Caribbean”
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Thousands Flee Violence in Haiti
More than 2,400 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured in Haiti this year due to gang wars in Port au Prince. Over 900 abductions and countless carjackings, thefts, rapes and other abuses have compounded this year’s figures and caused more than 5,000 people to flee their homes in the last few days. ManyContinue reading “Thousands Flee Violence in Haiti”
Haitians Fight Back
Violence in Haiti has reached horrific levels with gangs now controlling more than 80% of the island nation’s capital. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes, many of them living in makeshift shelters without basic services, as gang members break into residences, raping, kidnapping and murdering to gain control of neighborhoods. These firstContinue reading “Haitians Fight Back”
Day 29: Caribbean
30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Matthew 13:45-46 The first explorers to Latin America landed on the shores of the Dominican Republic in 1492, and subsequent ships brought both Catholic clergy from Europe and slaves from Africa. In 1783, a manumitted slave from the US served as a Baptist missionary toContinue reading “Day 29: Caribbean”