Update from Friends for Health in Haiti

The past two weeks have been very quiet in Jérémie and we’ve been able to go up the mountain to our clinic in Gatineau without any problems. Each week, we’ve seen over 200 patients and they’re grateful to have us there to take care of their health needs once again. The situation in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas has been much worse than previously, with gangs taking over key locations in the capital. Last week, they broke into the main prison in Port-au-Prince, releasing over 3500 prisoners, some of whom were gang leaders. They attacked several police stations, government offices and the local and international airports. We had made plans to follow the US Embassy advice for all Americans to leave the country, but now that the airports are closed, we’re not sure what will happen. As long as things are quiet here in Jérémie, we will continue to keep our clinic open as we follow the events in Port-au-Prince.

As always, we thank you for your prayers.