Evangelist Mike Pelletier joined with Hosanna Baptist, Mission for Haiti, and Operation Renewed Hope to conduct an evangelistic crusade for the earthquake area in south Haiti. ORH was able to supply $6500.00 for the effort. Below is the report by Mike Pelletier.
"October 16th – I arrived in Port Au Prince around 2 pm. Nadar, a Christian taxi cab driver, took me to a second airport where I caught a plane to Jacmel....
October 17th – I preached the 6 am service for Hosanna. Dieupie interpreted for me. 15 people trusted Christ as Savior. Around 500 people were in the service. At 9:30 I preached to a second crowd at Hosanna. They usually have two services on Sunday morning. Around 300 people attended that second service. Another soul trusted Christ. In both services, God greatly moved among the believers. It was amazing!
Around noon we began our 4 hour trip by car to the city of La Cayes. This trip was very dangerous. It took us nearly 8 hours instead of 4. We faced many road blocks. Sometimes the road blocks were downed trees, sometimes boulders, and other times piles of fire. The men were very conscious of my safety. They negotiated with the men who were blocking the roads, and were able to get us through each road block....
Oct. 18th – ....We then received a phone call that the road blocks had kept the truck with the sound equipment from reaching us for the meetings. Also, the local leadership for the citywide meetings felt we should cancel the evening service due logistic issues caused by roadblocks, and for the safety of the people. So, the Monday evening service was cancelled.
Oct. 19th – We did our morning devotional time, breakfast, and set out to look at the site where we would hold our evening service. Road blocks once again stopped us from being able to travel. We had to cancel the evening service again....
Oct. 20th – Finally, we were able to hold our first evangelistic citywide service. People were still, no doubt, nervous to travel because of the roadblocks. It also began to rain round 5:30. Since the rain was only a light rain, around 300 people still came for the meeting....The invitation was unusual, however. No one came forward at the invitation. The atmosphere was not conducive for a good invitation. We do believe, however, souls were saved.
Oct. 21st – We held our second, and final, citywide service. I estimate that between 500 and 600 people were in that service. God worked and gave liberty to the preaching, but again, the invitation was unusual for so many reasons. Security formed a line, and blocked the congregation from the stage. This kept anyone from coming forward for the invitation. I led those who would like to be saved in the sinners prayer. I emphasized that the words I led them to pray were not magic. They had to repent and to trust Jesus in their hearts to save them from their sins as they prayed the prayer....
Oct. 22 - The men put me on a plane from La Cayes to Port Au Prince, rather than make the trip back over the mountain where we faced all the roadblocks before....It was definitely a dangerous trip. I was so glad, however, that I went! God really blessed. If nothing else happened except for the 16 souls being saved in the church at Hosanna, and the wonderful movement of God among those Christians, it was worth the trip! Even if all that had happened was that nearly 1,000 Christians in the churches surrounding La Caye were encouraged by our two day meeting, that would be worth the expense, the danger, and the trip. Those poor Haitians Christians need encouragement."
Thank God for those saved and encouraged in a desperate time for the Church in Haiti. Thank God for protection of these brave men.
