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I looked up a few articles to help you get a better grip on what is going on...but remember its always isolated areas, i mean in reality most of this stuff is happening downtown and on main streets.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7337792.stm

http://haitisupport.gn.apc.org/fea_news_index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/08/haiti.food.riots.ap/index.html


So what can i say things are getting a little crazy here, but please don't be worried. as long as you stay inside and keep informed on what areas are having manifestations (as they like to call it here), we would say rioting/demonstrations, you are truly fine and out of harms way.

it just is so hard to explain to the Haitians that the increase in cost is worldwide and that in all reality Haiti is not a very powerful country. even tonight when me and Kevs where saying prayers he just prayed and prayed for the manifestations to stop and for Preval to make the price of food go down. it was so innocent and real, but its not that simple you know.

Monday when we went to healing hands to get Poutchino's orthotics no staff was really there because the tap tap's aren't running. they burn ties on the roads which then really only makes the roads worse and the roads are already horrible. they are so hungry that they literally say "grangou clorox" meaning their stomach pains are so bad, they are dying.

pray that these prices worldwide go down because Haiti cannot absolutely cannot handle it. people are too poor to deal with the rise in costs. and they don't know how else to deal with their anger. its such a cycle of destruction it breaks my heart. the people here are so beautiful, you can tell this place use to be an absolutely beautiful country.

we are going to hopefully be able to go to the store tomorrow and stock up on flour and some other things in case we have to stay in doors for awhile.

anyway please dont worry too much about me because God has definitely put angel's around this home and He has me here for a reason. will you mainly pray for haiti, its leaders, the inflation that is going on, and peace peace peace.

blessings, tash