Haiti Blog 6

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well. I just thought I'd send you all a quick email as it would be great if you could be praying for Haiti. I am currently in Port au Prince and last night the election results were announced and almost immediately we heard gunshots:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11945059   Mirlande Manigat (former first lady who a lot of people want to wine) and Jude Celestin (supported by President) go to a second round of voting on 16th Jan. Violence has broken out throughout Port au Prince and as I write this email I can hear gunshots and there is a steady stream of protesters (nearing 1000 people) running down our street carrying bats, planks of wood, election posters and branches. Last night a tyre was set alight outside our house and there was looting of shops in the square near our house. The police had to call for reinforcements as they tried to calm the troubles. The streets throughout Port au Prince have all been blocked and most people have stayed at home today. I think that there have been some small protests in Leogane but nothing like here. There is no sign of any violence at our Tom Gato site. Please be praying for us in Haiti, for our team, our staff and most of all the people of Haiti. Everyone thinks the result was fraudulent and it seems that the corruption is never ending in everything that we come accross. We need God's peace in this nation and as an expat team we need to draw on his strength. Thanks and blessings to you all Janet x