Haiti tragedy and Clear Blue Team--What We Know For Sure

The news is tragic. That is sure. The newscasters keep reminding us that everything is a guess, we know little for sure. I agree with that.But, we do know a couple of things for sure.

What we know for sure:
Our Clear Blue Team (arrived Monday) is safe. I just got an email from the US EMBASSY in Port au Prince on behalf of Bruce Oberlin, simply stating, "We are ok. Please contact our families." Pastor Arron Swenson just wrote and said to tell the people at Cornerstone that their people are doing fine, and providing tremendous help. They will be flown to Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, and from there to Miami. Bishop David Roller and Dale Woods from our missions department will meet them there for debriefing and crisis care.

* The FM Mission House in Port au Prince was destroyed in the earthquake. Three stories collapsed into one, and it is burning from the basement.

* Jeanne Munos was at the Mission House; she and two other FM mission workers who had just arrive from Lakeland, Florida on Tuesday, Merle West and Gene Dufor are missing and the search continues. Erlin, the young Haitian caretaker , was found and buried this morning. His wife and 3 year old son are physically ok.

* Jack Munos has several broken bones and kidney damage after being trapped under concrete for 6 hours. (He was at a construction site, not on site at the mission house when the earthquake hit.) Katie Zook, Jeanne’s assistant was buried under debris and has lacerations but no broken bones. Medi-Evac is evacuating Katie and Jack to Gitmo for medical attention.


* MANY wonderful Haitian pastors, their families, loved ones and friends need and deserve our united prayers for God’s mercy and help right now! HE knows where they are and can bring them aid! 80% of Haiti’s population live below the poverty level in dire need for the necessities of life on their best days!


* International Child Care Ministries supports more than 4000 children there, and sponsors 53 schools across the country, most near Port au Prince. Information about those children will be released as it becomes available.

Most importantly, God is still God. He still cares and still is working. When we feel like we can't trust the circumstances, we can trust His heart.