Deuteronomy 28:7 (NKJV) “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. Yes! A professor from a prestigious university teaching real history. The poetic justice is that the university was supported by the bigot and pedophile Thomas Jefferson. Let us add on the part when a Dominican dictator, Raphael Trujillo, massacred 9,000-20,000 Haitians in 1937 because they were too Black for him. I will not even go into the Dominican racial identity crisis. I will focus on my Ayiti cheri. #RealHistory #RealMisery Here is why the Western world hates Haiti. To end, whatever this corp is, Christ will make it regret its existence. Genesis 19:23-26 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. 25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. May the perseverance of Christ be with you! First, run with Christ and never look back. No matter what comes on your path to distract you or discourage you, do not look back. Do not be like Lot's wife. As this world is perishing, run, run, and run! Second, today the Lord gave me a message to proclaim to all. He wants all to know and understand that Jovenel Moise is not a martyr. I speak this with all seriousness. Again, Jovenel Moise is not a martyr. Christ wants everyone to look back to June 20th, 2020 when Moise decreed a set of abominable penal codes that would be set in two years time. These laws include the legalization of abortion, the lowering of the age of consent for sexual acts, ignoring of child prostitution, etc. For years, the Western world has perpetuated the story that Haiti is cursed. If Haiti is cursed, they are its curse. Every major hit that Haiti suffered in history not related to a natural disaster had Western imperialism as the mastermind. Yet, to have such laws would bring the wrath of God on the country. We have suffered enough. We do not need a real curse. We shall not be like Sodom and Gomorrah. We shall not be annihilated. In the name of Jesus Christ, those laws will be null. In the name of Jesus Christ! Much love and blessings, Emery in Christ Exodus 21:16 “He who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death. May the right understand of the Lord be with you! I do not understand certain Haitians. They go to the devil for everything. When they are sick, they go to the devil. When they want to prosper, they go to the devil. When they want justice, they go to the devil. Those of the past even believed that the devil freed them from slavery and passed on a folktale generation after generation. The name Satan means accuser, not deliverer. The devil binds people: he does not deliver people. Yet, I know of Jehovah Mephalti, the God who delivers, Jesus Christ. Going back to Africa and its griots, Blacks have a culture of oral history. There is nothing wrong with that, except it is fragile and susceptible to manipulation. Furthermore, anyone who has studied history understands that it is rare for any nation to be establish without warfare. Even in the Bible, when the Lord led the Israelites into Canaan, God ordered them to fight to claim the land. We sing about the walls of Jericho falling down. Well, this is what the Israelites did after the walls fell down: Joshua 6:20-21 So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword. The Mongols, the people to have had the largest empire in history, conquered and killed. The Greeks conquered and killed. The Romans conquered and killed. The British conquered and killed. The Americans conquered and killed. What happened to the Native Americans? Again, the Americans conquered and killed. Caesar said: “Veni, vidi, vici.” I came, I saw, I conquered. America also fought a bloody war against the British, crying out, “Give me liberty or give me death!” If America is not called to repent for its revolution against the British, which it teaches proudly in its classrooms and celebrates proudly every fourth of July with barbecues, why should Haiti repent for its own revolution against the French? Some people say, “Well, for Haiti, there was voodoo.” Well, thirteen of thirty-nine American founding fathers who signed the US Constitution were freemasons, the leader of the American revolution and the first US president, George Washington, was a freemason, and masonry symbols are found on the US dollar. President George W. Bush wrote himself that he joined the Skull and Bones society. The influence of freemasons on America is not hidden. People talk about Bois Caisman; let us also talk about how all of the members of the Boston Tea Party were freemasons. What ritual did they have before the Boston Tea Party uprising in 1773? If Haiti has to repent for its history, so should the United States of America. Yet, wait a minute, America is rich, and Haiti is poor. America is somewhat stable while Haiti is somewhat unstable. Does God hate voodoo but love masonry? Is that what we are accusing Him of? Or is there just more to the story of these countries – America (the first independent state established in the new world) and Haiti (the second independent state established in the new world) – than magic or tragedies? Maybe a tale of imperialism and racism? Much love and blessings, Emery in Christ P.S. All Bible verses are from the Bible unless otherwise stated. May the love and protection of Christ Jesus be with you!
Psalm 75:7 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another. First and foremost, I would like to say that I will not be doing a review of The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois. I am very thankful though for what the Lord has caused me to speak about by using this book and the story of its author. I actually want to talk about Haiti. The main fact that most individuals, the ones who actually know that Haiti exists, know about Haiti is that it is poor. To be more scholarly, one would say: "Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere." Yet, what they do not understand is that this has been a reality for only about 40 years. Just as White supremacy has been a reality for only about 600 years. Unlike God, these realities shall not be eternal. If one looks into history, no kingdom but that of God has been eternal. All kingdoms rise and fall. Even the kingdom of the devil is to fall one day and never to rise back up. The Hittite Empire fell. The Assyrian Empire fell. The Persian Empire fell. The Greco Empire fell. The Roman Empire fell. The Holy Roman Empire fell. The Byzantine Empire fell. The largest empire to exist, the Mongolian Empire, fell. The Aztec Empire fell. The Mayan Empire fell. The Ottoman Empire fell. The British Empire fell. The greatness of Europe itself is diminishing. And I must say that America will not always be so great. No matter what made them great and rich, no human empire has been able to last and surpass the feeble nature of mankind. No matter how tall and great we stand, we are to pass away. We are mortals and that which we have created and established are mortal. This is the truth for every nation and people. This is true for the Haitian people. We are down. We are down because we were once up. What many do not know is that in 1804, Haiti had the first successful slave rebellion and became the first independent Black nation in the world. Haiti was also the second nation in the Americas, after the United States of America, to gain independence from being a colony (Girault, 2020). Many individuals, including Haitians, attribute this to Voodoo, giving the devil credit for greatness. What a foolish thing to do. The truth is that just like with all of those empires, greatness came from military tactics and warfare. Michel-Rolph Trouillot, a history professor, in his book, Silencing the Past, discusses how a group of soldiers from the Kingdom of Congo enabled Haiti to be a legitimate military power against Napoleon and his armies. In his book, Trouillot explained that the skilled soldiers came to Haiti after their groups would be overtaken by other African nations and then sold into slavery. Let us go back in history to discuss the entire history of Haiti in a nutshell. I will be summarizing facts from a Britannica article on Haiti. I will then add in some information from a Reuters article. I will also insert my own knowledge and opinions. First, all the way back to 5000 BCE. The Arawak, a group of indigenous peoples, lived in Haiti. The specific group of the Arawak that took over the island is the Taino. There were at least 100,000 who lived on the island of Hispaniola, which contains both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. They called the Island Quisqueya. Another main Arawak group that lived on the island was the Ciboney (Girault, 2020). Then, on December 6th, 1492, Christopher Columbus found Quisqueya. He himself named the island La Isla Espanola, which means the Spanish Island. Hispaniola is the English version of the name. The Spanish then enslaved the Arawak who were living in the island. As a result of slavery and European diseases, by 1514, there were only about 30,000 Arawak left on the island. By the end of the 1500’s, the indigenous group was almost extinct (Girault, 2020). While fish was abundant in the waters of the island, the Spanish brought cattle, pigs and horses. The Spanish worked hard to dig up gold from the island. Once the colonists had about depleted the island of its gold, they moved on from the island (Girault, 2020). While the Spanish were mostly on the east side of the Island, in the mid 1500s, French pirates came from the west side. They first landed on Tortue Island, which Haitians know as La Tortue. In the 1660’s, the French established Port-de-Paix, which is located in the northwest side of Haiti. By the end of the 1600’s, there about 5,000 African slaves in total who had unwillingly come to the island (Girault, 2020). In 1697, through the Treaty of Rijswijk, Spain gave the western portion of Hispaniola to France. France named that portion Saint Domingue. In the 1700s, Saint Domingue was the most flourishing of all the French colonies. Its main exportations were cane sugar, coffee, cocoa, indigo and cotton (Girault, 2020). All the way back to the 16th century, Haiti experienced mass deforestation. The slaves had to cut down many trees to make way for sugar fields. This resulted in erosion and dried streams. There were also problems with overpopulation. By 1789, there were 500,000 African slaves, 24,000 free people of color, and 32,000 Europeans living in Saint Domingue (Girault, 2020). In terms of social class, for the Whites, there were the grands blancs, petits blancs and blancs menants. The grands blancs were merchants and landowners. The petits blancs were overseers and craftsmen. The blancs menants were laborers and peasants. Then, for the free people of color, there are the affranchise, who were mostly of mixed African and European ancestry and at times owned slaves. They wanted White European social status and showed bigotry towards the Black slaves though the Whites showed bigotry towards them (Girault 2020). Looks like history has not changed much. As for the Blacks, there were field slaves, house slaves, boilermen for the sugar mills, and slave drivers. Those who were born in Africa were called bosal. The slaves who ran away to the mountains became known as Maroons (Girault, 2020). The Haitian Revolution occurred from 1791 to 1804. The first uprising was led by the mulatto Vincent Oge in 1971. Yet, the French caught and killed him. May 1791, the French government gave citizenship rights to free coloreds who were wealthy. Yet, the Whites living in Saint Domingue did not acknowledge their citizenship rights. So then, the Whites and affranchise would dispute with one another. August of 1791, thousands of slaves rebelled. In April 1792, the French gave citizenship rights to all of the free coloreds. This did not ameliorate the situation. In 1793, France shipped Leger Felicite Sonthnax to better the situation in Saint Domingue. He freed slaves who became part of his army, and then, abolished slavery. In 1794, the French government abolished slavery. In 1795, through the Treaty of Basel, Spain gave up Santo Domingo to France (Girault, 2020). In the 1790’s, Toussaint Louverture, who was a slave and became a military leader, dominated many parts of Saint Domingue. It seems like he was manipulating both the French and British to accomplish his own goals. In May 1801, he declared himself “governor-general for life.” Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to reestablish French rule over Saint Domingue, and therefore, sent General Charles Leclerc to do so. Leclerc’s army fought with Louverture’s army until they reached in armistice in May 1802. Yet, France turned against the armistice and imprisoned Louverture in France. He died in prison on April 7th, 1803 (Girault, 2020). In Louverture’s place rose up Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe. They fought against the French in 1802. Napoleon had already reestablished slavery in other colonies, so the coloreds of Saint Domingue knew what would come. Dessalines and Christophe were victorious against France. November 1803, the Viscount of Rochambeau surrendered. Saint Domingue declared independence on January 1st, 1804. The French fully moved out of Haiti in 1809 (Girault, 2020). Haiti, an Arawak-based name that means “land of mountains.” There were many factors that stood against the country from the very start. Due to colonialism, there was already deforestation and erosion. Due to the war, there were many towns and plantations that were ruined. There was also a lack of skilled administrators and craftsmen (Girault, 2020). The greatest factor that stood against Haiti is that many European nations and the United States refused to acknowledge the legitimacy and sovereignty of Haiti because they did not want to encourage rebellions in their own states and colonies. In October 1804, Dessalines became Emperor Jacques I. In October 1806, he was killed after seeking to end an uprising led by mulattos. Henry Christophe took over as emperor. Then, Christophe entered a civil war with Alexandre Sabes Petion. While Christophe was based in Cap-Haitien, Petion was based in Port-au-Prince. While Christophe led with mulattos, Petion led with the Blacks. In 1809, Santo Domingo became independent from Haiti. In 1811, Christophe became King Henry I (Girault, 2020). King Henry I was able to better the Haitian economy by leading former slaves to work the old plantations. He also built a palace called Sans Souci and a fortress called La Citadelle Laferriere in Cap-Haitien, which was an 8th World Wonder. In 1820, he committed suicide (Girault, 2020). Jean-Pierre Boyer took over and became president of Haiti. In 1822, he took over Santo Domingo, which became independent from Spain in 1821. Boyer abolished slavery in Santo Domingo but took over property and food supplies (Girault 2020). In 1825, France acknowledged Haiti’s independency in exchange for 100 million francs, which Haiti was to finish paying in 1887.In 1833, Great Britain acknowledge Haiti. In 1862, the United States acknowledged Haiti. In 1843, Boyer lost his political seat. From 1843 to 1915, there were 20 different rulers over Haiti. 16 of these rulers either unfairly lost their seats or lost their lives (Girault, 2020). In 1847, Faustin-Elie Soulouque, who was a former Black slave, became Faustin I and declared himself “emperor for life” in 1849. He turned on mulattos. In 1859, Fabre Geffrard took over and asked mulattos to support him. This issue between Blacks and mulattoes continued over many years. There came to be a small group of Haitians who were light-skin, French-speaking, and wealthy while there was a large group of Haitians who were Black, creole speaking, and peasants. Port-au-Prince became the main place of politics, business and culture (Girault, 2020). This continues to be the case to now, 2020. In the 1890’s, the United States sought to gain military and economic power over Haiti. In 1905, the United States took over the customs operations of Haiti. From 1915 to 1934, the United States Marines occupied Haiti. In 1918, Haiti had a new constitution that permitted non-Haitians to buy land in Haiti. The United States defended this act by stating that they were acting within the Monroe Doctrine, which states that the United States has the right to keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere (Girault, 2020). - Was there a European occupation in Haiti? No. But Haiti was near Panama and the Panama Canal. – As a result of the occupation, the mulattos regained control of the government, and the marines tried to build health clinics and sewerage systems (Girault, 2020). In October 1930, Haitians elected Stenio Joseph Vincent as president. In August 1934, the United States removed the marines from Haiti. Yet, the U.S. still controlled finances in Haiti until 1947. In 1935, Vincent’s term became extended to 1941, and the Haitian constitution declared that presidents would come to be by popular vote (Girault, 2020). In 1937, the Dominican Republic military and police force unjustly killed thousands of Haitians living within Haiti at the Haiti-Dominican Republic border. In 1938, though the Dominican Republic promised to pay retributions to the families of the slaughtered laborers, they fulfilled their promise only half-way. From there, Dominicans have continued to look down on Haitians due to a supposed majority European ancestry. Meanwhile, the Dominicans and their economy have been dependent on Haitian cheap labor (Girault, 2020). In 1446, Haitians protested against Haitian President Elie Lescot. Three military officers threw him off his seat and placed Dumarsais Estime. In 1950, after Estime tried to extend the length of his rule, the military threw his off his seat and replaced him with Colonel Paul E. Magloire (Girault, 2020). In 1956, Magloire resigned, and the Haitians elected Francois Duvalier as president in September 1957. Duvalier was a medical doctor, practiced voodoo. and promised the majority Black population to bring down mulatto rule. In July 1958, there was a force that tried to overthrow Duvalier. They were unsuccessful and Duvalier established the Tontons Macoutes to maintain his control over the masses. In 1964, Duvalier declared himself “president for life.” There came to be human rights abuse issues, many - mulatto - professionals leaving Haiti, and a small Black middle class (Girault 2020). This article in Britannica says that there was also a lot of isolationism. I personally call it self-sufficiency. Also, from what I understand from looking at old photos and videos of Haiti and from the testimonies of those who lived at that time, the Haitian economy was prosperous and stable. Yes, under Duvalier, Haiti was a “police state,” but it was a stable and overall safe state. That changed when the son of Duvalier, Jean Claud Duvalier, became president for life. The article says that his rule brought international respect for Haiti. Many Haitians would disagree with that claim. The article says that the economy revived. Did it not go down with the corruption from the Duvalier family? For, as the article states, by the 1980’s, there was high unemployment, poor living conditions, and a lack of political freedom (Girault, 2020). In February 1986, Duvalier ran to France (Girault, 2020). The article does not mention that it was due to Haitian protests because Duvalier and his wife, Michelle Magloire, had stolen money from the Haitian treasury for their own pleasures. In the 1970’s, the African swine fever wiped out many of the pigs in Haiti. That had a negative impact on the finances of peasants who raised pigs. In 1980’s, AIDS, which was brought over from the United States (which the article does not mention) attacked Haiti. This had a negative impact on the Haitian tourism sector(Girault, 2020). So, after Duvalier ran, Lieutenant General Henri Namphy took over. After trying to establish democratic rule, Lieutenant General Prosper Avril took over until March 1990. Dec 16th, 1990, Jean-Bertrand Aristide became president. Then General Raoul Cedras took Aristide off his seat. The U.S. and other countries responded with a trade embargo on Haiti. Haitians dealt with this by moving goods though the Dominican Republic. At this time, many Haitians began to illegally immigrate to the United States by boat. Many were detained in Guantanamo and lived there under harsh conditions (which the article does not discuss) and returned to Haiti (Girault, 2020). In 1994, the Haitian de facto government permitted 20,000 U.S. soldiers to enter Haiti. The U.S. government placed Aristide back on the political seat. – I assume to be their puppet. – Meanwhile, the U.S. exiled Cedras and others. Aristide with the help of the U.S. ceased the existence of the Haitian military. – Smart? – The article says that the Haitian economy benefitted from a “large influxes of international aid and loans” (Girault, 2020). That is a lie. Just as the article later explains, that destroyed the economic stability of Haitian farmers, bringing greater poverty into the Haitian rural areas. As a result, many Haitians crowded into Port-au-Prince, seeking opportunity but only creating slums. The most notorious Port-au-Prince slum is Cite Soleil, Sun City. The United States and the United Nations created a police force that became known for corruption and violence. In 1995, Rene Preval became president. In 1999, he dissolved the parliament. In 2000, Aristide was reelected president. Afterward, Western countries put in place sanctions. There was an increase in HIV and AIDS occurrences and violence. On January 1st, 2004, there were mass demonstrations against Aristide. February of 2004, Aristide left Haiti. The UN Security Council sent troops to Haiti. They created the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Yet, in December 2004, they became guilty of mistreating the Haitian people when the commander testified to using violence against the people. They also had problems with political groups that heavily supported Aristide (Girault, 2020). On February 7th, 2006, Preval once again became president. The Haitian parliament kept rejecting Preval’s picks for prime minister. At that time, Haiti was not only dealing with kidnappings and gangs but also inflation, especially with food and gas. April 2008, riots arose against the government and MINUSTAH. The senate dismissed Jacques-Edouard Alexis as prime minister. Then, Michele Pierre-Louis who was the first female prime minister. Then, there was Jean-Max Bellerive (Girault 2020). August and September of 2008 brought heavy hurricanes. They killed 800 Haitians and flooded crops. January 12, 2010, an earthquake in Port-au-Prince brought great disaster. 316,000 people died. 1 million people became homeless. March 21, 2011, Michel Martelly became president of Haiti (Giraul,t 2020). In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy attacked, flooding crops. January 12th, 2015, Martelly dissolved parliament, becoming the only leader over the country. He then created an 18-member cabinet. Elections were to be held long ago, but there were constant problems with the government and fraud. Finally, on February 7th, 2017, Jovenel Moise entered office (Girault, 2020). Since then, many Haitians have been rioting to have the president leave office over claims of money laundering. -- Let us now speak about the food situation of Haiti. Haiti is mostly a farming country. Technically, most workers are farmers. That does not need to change. What needs to change is education, deforestation, and investments in agriculture. There needs to be greater and better education department not only for the sciences, social sciences and humanities but also for trade work, including farm work. Farmers need to learn better farming techniques. They also need to have better tools and develop an effective way to combat floods from hurricanes. The Haitian people need to stop deforestation and build trees to combat floods and erosion. The Haitian people need to invest in agriculture and not factories for foreign companies to use to exploit the Haitian people. Farming will bring back self-sufficiency to Haitians and will lower inflation rates. There should also be community centers to support women with children and not foreign orphanages to send children to be exploited. Many children also become restaveks. They live with family or strangers who often abuse them physically and sexually. Many runaway boys fall into gangs. Many runaway girls fall into prostitution. The whole situation is deplorable. Overall, the Haitian people should become self-sufficient in all things. Right now, 3.7 million people in Haiti are starving. The number was 2.6 million in 2018. In terms of the Global Hunger Index, Haiti is 111 of 117. Apparently, Haiti does not have an authorized government. – What does that even mean? - It also does not have a budget. As a result, it cannot access some international funds (Sarah Marsh, 2020). Until the 1980’s, Haiti was self-sufficient in terms of food. What destroyed Haiti was when it cut its laws against crop imports and decreased its tariffs. This was a hard hit on the Haitian farming world. The harsh hurricanes have been making the whole situation worst year by year (Sarah Marsh, 2020). So, now, Haiti continues to fight political unrest, deforestation and erosion, foreign intervention, climate change, poverty, malnutrition and increasing infant mortality. There is poor medical care, poor infrastructure, a poor sewage system, and an education system that can be much stronger. To others, Haiti may be this “backwards” poor country. To me, it is a rich county that demonstrated much strength but has met many dilemmas. Just as the other kingdoms, it rose and fell. It is also a country with many rich resources, a country with the best food in the world, a country with beautiful and exotic art, and a country with some of the best music in the world. Right now, Haiti is not just the poorest country in the hemisphere, but also one of the few countries that have not been hit by the corona virus that has been raging this world, especially Asia, Europe and the United States. I believe that is the Lord showing His love and mercy for Haiti. This shows that the Lord Himself does not will to hit Haiti with strife, and that it is the Haitian people who must learn to be merciful towards Haiti. – Jesus, I surrender Haiti and the country in which I live, the United States, into Your hands. This world is in Your hands. May Your kingdom come and may Your will be done. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. - Much love and blessings, Emery in Christ Works Cited: Girault, R., Lawless, J. A., Ferguson, M. J., & MacLeod, C. A. (2020, March 6). Haiti. Accessed March 19, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/place/Haiti. Marsh, S., & Paultre, A. (2020, February 19). Haiti political morass fuels growing crisis of hunger, malnutrition. Accessed March 19, 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-haiti-hunger-feature/haiti-political-morass-fuels-growing-crisis-of-hunger-malnutrition-idUSKBN20D1UP. Blessings! Ode to Haiti Isaiah 62 English Standard Version (ESV) For Haiti's sake I will not keep silent, and for Haiti's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. 2 The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. 3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. 5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. 6 On your walls, O Haiti I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest, 7 and give him no rest until he establishes Haiti and makes it a praise in the earth. 8 The Lord has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: "I will not again give your grain to be food for your enemies, and foreigners shall not drink your wine for which you have labored; 9 but those who garner it shall eat it and praise the Lord, and those who gather it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary." 10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples. 11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him." 12 And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Ode à Ayiti Ezayi 62 Haitian Creole Version (HCV) 62 ¶ Jan m' renmen peyi Ayiti sa a! Se pou m' pale. Jan m' renmen peyi Ayiti sa a, mwen p'ap pran kanpo, jouk delivrans li va parèt tankou limyè solèy k'ap leve, tankou flanbo k'ap klere nan fènwa. 2 Ayiti, tout nasyon yo va wè delivrans ou. Tout wa yo pral wè pouvwa ou. Y'a ba ou yon lòt non, non Seyè a menm va chwazi pou ou a. 3 W'a tankou yon bèl kouwòn nan men Seyè a, tankou yon bèl foula nan men Bondye ou la. 4 Yo p'ap rele ou ti mepriz ankò. Yo p'ap konsidere peyi ou la tankou yon madanm mari l' kite l'. Y'a rele ou Kè kontan pou Bondye. Y'a rele peyi ou la Bèl madan marye. Paske ou fè Seyè a plezi, l'ap tankou yon mari pou peyi ou la. 5 Menm jan yon jenn gason marye ak yon jenn fi, Seyè a pral marye avè ou. Menm jan yon nonm marye kontan madanm li, Bondye ou la pral kontan ou 6 ¶ Jerizalèm, mwen mete gad ap fè pòs sou miray ou yo. Lajounen kou lannwit, se pou yo pale. Se pou yo fè Seyè a chonje pwomès li te fè ou yo, pou li pa janm bliye ou. 7 Se pou yo kenbe l' kout jouk l'a fè peyi Ayiti kanpe ankò, pou toupatou sou latè y'a fè lwanj pou li. 8 Seyè a fè sèman, l'ap kenbe l' avèk fòs ponyèt li. -Mwen p'ap lage farin ble nou an nan men lènmi nou yo pou yo manje l'. Mwen p'ap kite moun lòt nasyon yo bwè diven nou te fatige kò nou fè ak kouraj nou. 9 Men, nou menm ki te ranmase rekòt grenn yo, se nou ki va manje yo, lèfini n'a fè lwanj Seyè a. Se nou menm ki va bwè diven nan lakou kay ki apa pou Bondye a. 10 ¶ Nou menm moun peyi Ayiti, pase nan pòtay la, soti nan lavil la. Al pare wout la pou pèp la tounen. Ranbleye! Wete wòch sou tout wout la! Leve drapo a, fè tout nasyon yo siyon! 11 Seyè a pral fè tout latè a konnen nouvèl la: -Di moun peyi ki sou mòn Ayiti yo: Men moun ki delivre nou an ap vini. L'ap mennen moun li sove yo avè l'. Y'ap mache devan l'. Se rekonpans li, se rezilta travay li. 12 Y'a rele nou pèp ki apa pou Bondye a, pèp Bondye delivre a. Y'a rele peyi Ayiti peyi Bondye renmen an, peyi Bondye p'ap janm lage a. Hey, there! I truly believe that it is impossible for a person to have the love of God in their hearts and to not feel compassion for those in need. For, having God in our hearts makes us feel what He feels. It makes us angry when He is angry. It makes us weep when He weeps. There are many people in need in many different communities all over the US and all over the world. It would be great to be able to help every single one of them but as humans we are limited. But God is not limited, and that is why He has used His many servants from all nations to aid those in need. For me, He has directed my heart to the orphans and young women of Haiti who are in deplorable situations. He has made it my heart’s desire as it is His heart's desire to advocate for them and to support their wellbeing financially. Haiti is a lovely country that suffers from many trials whether they be political, financial, social or even due to natural disasters. As a result, many children and young women have had to endure hunger, abuse, rape, prostitution and gruesome deaths. Many organizations such as Compassion International are seeking to aid those who are so threatened by everything that is around them. Compassion International has many children in Haiti that it wills to aid. Actually, they have 6, 387 children who are waiting for a person to weep with them and to rejoice with them. Children who are waiting for a hope and a song. Some of them have been waiting for more than 200 days. Now, I hope that you take the time to pray to the Lord to ask Him if He wills to you be loving and great by supporting one or more of those children for His glory. I pray that He speaks into your heart and direct you in this path. May His love, joy and peace be with you. Amen. To access the Compassion International page for Haiti, go to: https://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/child-search-results.htm?AreaFilter=Central+America+and+Caribbean&CountryFilter=Haiti&AgeMinFilter=1&AgeMaxFilter=22 “Yon Ayiti San Restavek” par Loutchina Decius Much love and blessings, Emery in Christ |
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
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