Haitian President Preval appointed a day of rest for today, February 12, the one-month anniversary of the 7.0 quake that devastated Port au Prince.

Immediately local church leaders added their voice for a three-day fast of prayer and repentance to seek God's mercy on Haiti.  I will be taking part in the three-day commemorations.

During this difficult time Haiti is seeking God's mercy with a national call to repentance and prayer.  The Christian leadership throughout the country will be hosting events from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.  Everyone is being encouraged to pray and ask for repentance.  These 3-days offer a wonderful opportunity for the people of Haiti to seek our Savior Jesus Christ.

Over eighty percent of Leogane's buildings crumbled into dust when the quake rocked Haiti for 55 seconds on that fateful Tuesday.  In the shadow of the capital city, Port au Prince and with all communications cut off, Leogane lay in ruins for six days before the world remembered the village to the south.

At the center of Leogane was a Catholic school, St. Rose de Lima.  The afternoon "PM" session was full when the quake struck at 4:53 PM on January 12, 2010.  Haitian men digging with their hands rescued sixteen students from the demolished structure.  The bodies of twenty-six students and five nuns were removed before a backhoe began to do its work just six days after the quake.

I visited the Montana Hotel and the experience was extremely moving.  The Hotel has become for lack of a better word a mass grave.  I have stayed in the hotel many times and quite frankly I could not recognize it.  The entire structure fell to the ground.  No one is allowed inside.  Canadian and Mexican crews are still working on removing the bodies out of the hotel.  We were one of the few allowed to video record a segment and to place flowers before a makeshift memorial on behalf of our South Florida community.

Pation-ville a city that houses Haiti's elite is now a huge tent city.  Every park and empty land is now filled with thousands of Haitians who have made it their homes.  Every piece of cardboard, plastic and wood has now become a temporary home. 

The Minister of Economy and Finance informed us that over 1,000,000 children are not getting educated because over 5,000 schools have been destroyed and over 80,000 teachers now do not have a place to work.  The government is working hard to get the schools open in March.

Thank you to all of you in Church of All Nations and to the South Florida community for the tremendous love and outpouring you have shown the people of Haiti.  We need to continue with our prayers and with your financial support.