Urgent prayer need

Yesterday, after English church, our friends Ray and Bonnie and Belle, headed back to Limbe.  About half way there, they ended up in the middle of a road block...I do mean middle.  (That's a story Ray would have to share).  But there were some major problems.  They made it home safe after hours of being stuck and driving where the vehicle should NOT have gone.  But then today, Vero and Shannon headed to the airport (at about 6:45 AM) to go to Port au Prince.  They were to fly out at 8, but didn't make it in time.  There were road blocks all over and rocks and bottles being thrown.  The airline said they could fly at noon.  Well, the airport ended up being closed because of the problems.  They sat there all day until Vero's brother could come and get them on a motorcycle.  (Four on one bike...humm).   Went through some areas where it was hard traveling.  Then crossed the river in a boat.  They are now at his place and will spend the night there.  Hopefully home tomorrow morning.  When they called, they could hear guns being fired quite near. 

Now on to what we have HEARD as to the reason for all of this unrest.  The people have gotten to the point of "the straw that broke the camels back".  Haiti has gone through so much in the last 6 months and I guess they finally broke.  They are blaming the UN for bringing Cholera to Haiti.  If this is true or not, who knows.  But they have been attacking the UN vehicles, and want the UN out of Haiti.  The UN had fired back and we've heard they have killed several people.  This has caused even more unrest.  

In our area this morning, you could hear the yelling and the people shouting.  There were NO vehicles moving, since all the roads have been blocked.  By this afternoon, we heard some tap-taps and a lot of motorcycles.  Found out they couldn't travel far, but got people from one place to another way out here.  The city is shut down completely.  Roads and bridge are blocked completely.  

We had to call MFI and cancel the plane for tomorrow.  We felt it would be dangerous for people to travel yet tomorrow.  We are sincerely praying that tomorrow things will start to calm down.  We will make a decision on MFI having a flight on Wednesday or not after we see what is happening in town tomorrow.  

All of this to ask you to pray.  PRAY big time.  Pray for peace to return and people to calm down and realize that what is going on will not make the problems go away.  Pray for the Lord to intercede and touch hearts.  

We do appreciate all the prayers that have come our way in the last months and we sincerely need them yet again.  

One thing that is a positive note here....Don took the braces off the second pillar for our gate today.  It looks great.  Another BIG step to having the gate finished.  

God is in control and we are totally leaning on Him in these times of unrest.  We had a great sermon Sunday from a dear friend, Dr. Bill.  He said, during troubled times, are we praying, "God take the troubles away."?  We should be praying, " God walk through this time with us, and help us to learn from this experience."  It's hard, but we are learning to do it.  So, pray with us that God will walk with us (and the other Christians as well) and that He will show us His Grace and Mercy that we can share with others, even in this hard, hard time.  

Prayerfully, more to follow tomorrow...God bless!!!!!