Haiti (MNN) — Last week the central Haiti community of Petite Rivière was attacked not once but twice. The attack is attributed to the Gran Grif gang, who killed at least four people between Monday and Wednesday assaults, torched homes and displaced the community.
The attack impacted partners of Every Man a Warrior, a discipleship ministry of Trans World Radio (TWR). Gospel worker Obed* says someone is behind these attacks.
People fleeing across the river from Petite Rivière gang attacks (Photo courtesy of Obed at Every Man a Warrior, TWR)
“We don’t know for sure how they buy those guns. It’s impossible how they could buy those guns, so they have someone that back[s] up them to do that,” he says.
He believes Haiti’s deteriorating situation is not a physical but a spiritual battle — the devil against God.
“It’s more than [a physical war]. Most of the gang are voodoo priest[s]. So they practice voodoo, and they act like all the thing[s] that they say [are] about voodoo,” he says.
“Many churches are closed now. So I believe that it’s not just something that concern[s] Haiti. I believe that that should concern the whole world, the whole Christian world to join in prayer, to join in support [of] our brothers and sisters in Haiti.”
Please pray for wisdom as Every Man a Warrior offers humanitarian aid alongside their discipleship work. Obed says they plan to help some residents displaced from Petite Rivière to relocate. They have 12 acres near the Dominican Republic border, which they look to use for the good of displaced people.
“I started months ago on the DR border [something where] we have some ways to welcome our brothers and find another life. Because when your house [is] burned and you lose everything, it’s hard. It’s so hard,” Obed says.
“We [are] praying so that God can help us navigate this situation, because our mission was to make disciple[s]. Those people are peaceful people, and they have now to leave their home.”
Obed says most Haitians believe they are alone in the world. That’s what makes your prayers and partnership such a needed blessing at this time.
Learn more about Every Man a Warrior at TWR’s website.
*name withheld for security
Header photo: A group of men gather and sit together in prayer during an Every Man A Warrior meeting. (Photo, caption courtesy of TWR)
