Killick Aristede with World Gospel Mission.
Killick Aristede is Technical Director for Radio Lumiere, an outreach of World Gospel Mission. Aristede says the situation has improved extraordinarily. "We have a newly-elected government -- they have been in power for over a year. The president is not a born again believer himself, but he believes in the power of prayer. He actually invites evangelicals to come to the national palace once a month to pray for Haiti, and we have seen big changes happening."
Gang-related kidnappings have had an impact on national and foreign missionaries, but Aristede says not anymore. "Police now have the upper hand on the gangs. They are pretty much controlling the streets of Port Au Prince and the other major cities. So we are seeing a great move of God in Haiti as far as the violence is concerned."
This new stability is allowing Christians to begin heading back to the country to help the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. WGM is right now recruiting a team to help Radio Lumiere with facility needs. Aristede says they can use people with many different skills. "We have shelf building. We have studio painting and cleaning. We need people who are more technically inclined that can work with us on the AM site."
The work of Radio Lumiere is a network of AM, FM and television stations. Lemiere says, "We are scattered all over Haiti, especially in the west and in the southern part of the Haitian territory. And we reach out to 95% of Haiti."
Aristede believes God is using the situation in Haiti to draw Haitians to Himself. "In the midst of calamity, in the midst of misery, the Lord has this way of getting the attention. I think He's getting the attention of the Haitian people right now, and people are turning to God because they are so desperate."
$200,000 is needed for their main AM radio station. A new facility, transmitter and other equipment are needed. Click here if you can help.
