Please remember our loved ones over in Haiti. We have many churches in Haiti, many friends and loved ones there who have yet been able to send word of their condition. We have several members in our Assembly here in Godfrey with immediate family there so please help us pray for the island of Haiti and that they will be able to send word to the States as soon as possible that they are well. A portion of today’s news story is below:
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian capital has largely been destroyed in the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in more than 200 years. Journalists from The Associated Press describe severe and widespread casualties after a tour of streets where blood and bodies can be seen. The damage is staggering even in a country accustomed to tragedy and disaster. AP reporters say the National Palace is a crumbled ruin and tens of thousands of people are homeless. Many gravely injured people sit in the street, pleading for doctors many hours after the quake. In public squares thousands of people are singing hymns and holding hands. The 7.0-magnitude quake struck at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, leaving large numbers of people unaccounted for.
