My Dear Friends,

When I last wrote a few months ago, I was in Florida after having fled Haiti last November – on very short notice – a due to intense gang violence near my house in Port au Prince. Although gangs still control Port au Prince and widespread violence and insecurity continues, an opportunity to return to Haiti opened in mid-April.

With the Port au Prince airport still closed, the only way into the country was by plane to Cap Haitien (on the north coast), then by helicopter into Port au Prince. Just before I arrived in Cap Hatien on April 4, there was an incident where a helicopter to PaP was shot at by gang members. As a result, all flights were cancelled. I ended up flying on a small plane to Le Cayes (on Haiti’s south coast) and spent 2 weeks there with friends, visiting our elementary school and C-Tech in Mussotte. On April 19 the helicopter flights into Port au Prince resumed, and I flew back to Cap Hatien, then to Port au Prince. An exhausting and stress-filled journey, but I was glad to be back home.

My neighbourhood remains calm however the threat of violence is constant, and everyone must be very careful at all times. I have hired a young man I know to drive with me back and forth to work.

Despite the horrible conditions created by the gang control of Port au Prince, the miracle of God’s protection of the children, staff, and operations of the Foundation continues. While no part of the city is safe, the area where the Children’s Village and Hope Hospital are located remains relatively calm. There is no explanation for this except God’s grace.

Our schools at the Children’s Village and in Mussotte are open and doing well. Although food prices are crazy high, we are still able to feed 290 children breakfast and a hot lunch every day at the Village School. We cannot thank all of you enough for your generous support that allows us to purchase food supplies as they come available. We hope you know what a blessing you are to us, and how much you encourage us in the midst of the chaos.

C-Tech continues to operate and give the 230 students there hope for the future. Hope Hospital – one of the last fully operational hospitals in the city – continues to serve the people of Port au Prince.

As for me personally, I am doing OK, trusting God for every minute of every day, and so grateful to Him for bringing all of you together with us in this work.

With love, Gladys (P.S. I hope to see you on the June 14th Zoom meeting !)