URGENT PRAYER REQUEST HAITI!

As many of you are aware there is a Cholera outbreak in Haiti and over 900 have lost their lives in Haiti to date. NWHCM the mission I work with has 3 clinics set up in the Northwest part of Haiti. Even with all the efforts people are losing the battle. Earlier this week we lost one of hte deaf children to cholera. It really hit me hard when it hit so close to my heart. Sunday afternoon I went for a walk and talked it out with God. I was reminded that the first voice Daniel ever heard was God's and the first music he heard was the chiors in heaven. I know Danieal is in Heaven dancing with the Lord...that eases the mpain some but my heart is just breaking and aching for my brothers and sisters in Haiti. They have been threw so much. I just read the following posted in one of the missionary blogs. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be praying for the Haitians, for the mission staff, for those sick, for the families who lost loved ones. For wisdom and guidance for the nurses and doctors working around the clock. Pray that the needed supplies will arraive and for peace over all involved.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 — NWHCM staff are reporting that five people have died of cholera-like symptoms in the mission’s gran moun home, a residential care program for seniors in Saint-Louis du Nord. In addition, one baby in NWHCM’s baby orphanage has died and two more are sick and under quarantine.

At this time, NWHCM is personally contacting any sponsors of people in its programs who have died. Staff are working to investigate the possible causes of infection in its programs. Meanwhile, program staff are using water filtration systems and continuing to boil all drinking water as a precaution, as they have been since NWHCM first opened its cholera treatment centers. NWHCM is also continuing mission-wide cholera prevention education and hand-washing campaigns that have been underway since before cholera was detected in the Northwest Department.

NWHCM will continue to post updates as they become available. This has been an emotional and difficult time for NWHCM staff both in Haiti and the United States. Please continue to pray for them and for the people of Haiti as they battle this ongoing epidemic. -Andy Olsen, NWHCM media director

Thank you for all your prayers!