The Saga Continues...

We give thanks to God for three days of relative calm in Port-au-Prince as the latest political crisis continues to unfold. The crisis began on the evening of Dec. 7 when the electoral board of the Haitian government (CEP) published results of the Nov. 28 election believed by many, including the international community, to be fraudulent. Bowing to the pressure of massive violent demonstrations, the CEP offered to recount the votes based the reports submitted by the polling stations with international monitors present for the recount. Every presidential candidate besides Jude Celestin (the candidate supported by the ruling coalition) rejected this idea, claiming the fraud was done at the polling stations before they submitted their reports. The top place candidates are all launching legal challenges of the Dec. 7 results. This leaves the entire electoral process in limbo. No one is certain which presidential candidates will participate in the final run-off vote. There is no way of knowing what the coming week or month holds for Haiti. Please pray for the following: 1. Peace and resolution of this election crisis. 2. Pray for Zach as he has been diagnosed with a hernia and possible giardia (an amoebic infection of the gut) which is very painful. 3. Pray for wisdom to know what to do with our planned vacation. We were hoping to receive Sharon's parents in Haiti on Dec. 15 and go together to the Dominican Republic on the 17th.