Last night we got word that a fellow missionary in Haiti was shot during an attempted carjacking. His name is Mike and he and his wife work with a medical mission. They were our next door neighbors during our last year in Haiti and still live in a house that is part of the little missionary community composed primarily of Cap-Haitien Christian School teachers.
Mike and his wife were returning home last night around 8:00, turning sharply off Route 1 Nationale to head up the mountainside drive just as we ourselves did hundreds of times. But we were never confronted by armed men as Mike and Hope were last night.
I don't know any of the details of how the tragedy played out but apparently, even after being shot, Mike was able to steer their vehicle up the drive while Hope stepped on the gas.
I cannot even imagine the chaos and fear that ensued. A bullet wound under any circumstances must be incredibly traumatic, but in a place lacking - shall we say - state of the art medical facilities, it must cause utter panic.
Praise God, folks banded together to get Mike transported to the hospital at Milot, 45 minutes away, where Mike was stable through the night. And today Mike and Hope were able to get a medical evacuation flight back to the States.
Please pray for Mike's recovery and for peace for his family and for the missionary community and all of Haiti as the nation endures ongoing social and political unrest.
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