Healing our land must include healing the mind of Haitians.

PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 33
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES

Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Healing our land must include healing the mind of Haitians.

Haiti is known as the Pearl of the Antiquities or in summary the best of the beautiful ancient art in the Caribbean. With a title like that you would think that the inhabitants are living in contentment linked with pride and patriotism for their country. However, the opposite is true. The mindset in Haiti is one of an exodus mentality. Everyone is trying to get out. Many have lost their lives in an attempt to get out of Haiti. The greater tragedy is that this mentality has permeated down into the hearts and mind of the children. Last year in one our five mission trips to Haiti while going to our work site, a little girl about 8-10 years old yelled out “Blan, menem nan peyie ou” which means “white man take me to your country.” Though we are far from being white, that’s the term they use for foreigners who mostly speak English. The message it sends is they are waiting for a Moses to take them out of their Egypt (Haiti) where the suffering is unbearable. That is why the mind of the next leader will have to be like that of Solomon who prayed; Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?” The Haitians are a great people who from years of economic oppression are living in survival mode and are just looking for relief. Transforming Haiti must include transforming their mind. Romans 12:2 “...but be transformed by the renewing of your mind...”

PRAY: Ask the Lord to begin the transformation process of healing the minds of our brothers and Sisters in Haiti.

ACT: Act as an agent if transformation by challenging the Haitians you know to renew their minds.

With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church.