I came across an article about the water and sanitation issues in Haiti and the ways that the national government in Haiti and international aid organizations are trying to address those problems. You may read the whole article here.
A quote from the article:
"The average lifespan (in Haiti) is now just 29 years for men and 30 for women, earning Haiti last place for life expectancy out of 224 countries in the CIA’s World Factbook. (In 2009, the average lifespan was 60.) The death rate is the highest in the world, with 32 deaths per 1,000."
The death rate in the country is not due to violence or to crime, but to devastating poverty. They lack food, water, and basic sanitation.
A tent city for the displaced located two miles from a clean water source
Please pray with us that God will reveal himself in every level of society.
Pray that:
1)The government will be free of corruption and would act quickly on behalf of the Haitian people.
2) Aid organizations will have enough funding to reverse the cycle of disease.
3) People would have access to clean water and food, and basic sanitation.
4) The love of God would be evident to the people of Haiti.
The compound that we will live in when we are in Haiti is fully outfitted with water purification systems. We will not be in danger personally, but we are heartbroken for those who do not even have the means of boiling water because they cannot afford fuel.
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