Earthquake in Haiti.

Philip Causey did a DTS here with YWAM Pismo Beach last year and is now a missionary in Haiti. Here is a story from him after the earthquake that hit a few days ago.
(In the photo above, Philip is on an outreach in India during 2009. Click photo to enlarge.)



Shaken In More Ways Than One

Some people that work on our campus here in Montrouis live in Port Au Prince, in the area that was the hardest hit by the earthquake. Without cell phone communication after the quake, they were not able to get through to their families and only could listen to local radio talk about the thousands of homes that had collapsed. We could only spend the night in prayer and prepare to take them to search for their families first thing this morning.

As we made our way to Port Au Prince, it was clear that we were in for a tough day. We were able to get through streets strewn with debris and power lines. Every hospital had closed gates and thousands of wounded and dying on the sidewalk outside. We stopped in at one hospital to search for our friend’s wife. While we were there, we started treating people with non-life threatening wounds...digging chunks of cement out of gaping wounds, cleaning head wounds, etc. Kerry had one girl that a mom begged him to go and check on. When he got there, she was completely covered with a sheet. When Kerry pulled the sheet back, he was sure she was dead. Covered in flies with a gaping head wound, disfigured face, Kerry was able to find a weak pulse and get her to respond. She is 19 years old. He got her some water and tried to see if there was anything he could do but he had to just tell the family how to care for her as she waited to see if the hospital would open. Kerry prayed for her and her family and left broken hearted.

We picked up a 12 year old boy that some friends and his parents were carrying down the road on a door as a stretcher. They needed a ride to the hospital. While in the back of the truck, we tried to help him but he had a major head injury and a crushed shoulder. I was so broken as I weeped over the little guy. I felt so burdened that we had to talk to him about his faith before he died. We got down on our knees as he looked at us through swollen eyes. He gave a testimony of loving Jesus and believing that God was waiting for him if he was to die. We prayed and wept with him. We dropped him off at the hospital and left not knowing his fate. Keep him in your prayers. On the way back home, all I could do is cry...just seeing all of those dead bodies just tore me up inside. All I could think about was, "I hope they know Jesus." When we got home, I worshiped and praised God for everything. I fell asleep for about 20 minutes and got woken up by another aftershock.

Those are just a few of the people God sent our way today but we feel overwhelmed yet grateful that God is letting us be a small glimmer of light in such a dark time. I have never seen a war zone but I would have to suspect it looks similar. We could not count the dead bodies in the streets and on the sidewalks. Everyone is afraid to go back into the buildings so they all have sheet tents built in the streets. One of our good friends that barely escaped before his house fell, spent the night standing in a parking lot with over 2,000 other people praying God would let them see one more day.

Just keep us in your prayers. On top of everything else, we have some type of sickness that everyone is getting here. Logan, Joy, Shelly, Pastor Rick, Caleb, and Bob have all been very sick with fever and intestinal problems. Joy and Logan are still in the bed.

We know God is good all the time, and he is in control! We will try to keep you updated as internet is available.

Blessings,
Philip Causey



Philip works with the Reeves family in Haiti. Feel free to visit their website at:
http://newvisionhaiti.blogspot.com/