{"id":45009,"date":"2025-02-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=45009"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:14:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:14:31","slug":"rising-above-the-ruins","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/rising-above-the-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising above the Ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"Rising above the Ruins\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=kpdng-1808cac-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=ffe300&#038;font-color=000000&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=1b1b1b\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cOur country is knowing a deeply difficult period in its history<\/em><em>. <\/em><em>It&#8217;s amid dire challenges that we\u2019re providing ministry. But we continue our work, training students to lead small groups and share the good news of Christ in our universities.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Descheny Laurent, staff in the IFES movement in Haiti (GBEUH), is determined to serve despite the devastating violence of recent months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-6bf315df1549c18da6a720d56f76a4e8\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-caribbean-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6bf315df1549c18da6a720d56f76a4e8\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Ruined<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Haiti\u2019s political instability and humanitarian challenges gravely worsened. Armed groups stormed prisons, set free thousands of gang members, and took control of large parts of the capital (Port-au-Prince) and the surrounding areas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, over 5,000 people have been killed and around one million displaced. Nearly half the population face acute food insecurity, and hospitals and schools are severely incapacitated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Descheny shares how this has impacted them:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe are deeply affected by the ongoing security crisis, particularly in Port-au-Prince, where many of our groups gathered<\/em><em>. <\/em><em>It\u2019s<\/em><em> <\/em><em>become very difficult to have a normal academic year. Exam periods are often rescheduled multiple times. All this has prevented students from holding weekly meetings in person.<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-8395e6643032a79024f0024d74bf5db2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-caribbean-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8395e6643032a79024f0024d74bf5db2\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Rising Above<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they haven\u2019t given up. The team now facilitates online Bible studies and leads discussions on how faith relates to the immediate and wider challenges they face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc Pulvar, IFES Regional Secretary for the Caribbean, says:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>Doing student ministry in Haiti means building and rebuilding in relentless adversity. Faced with severe economic hardship, pervasive social challenges, and a dangerous security situation, student leaders are persevering despite the odds.<\/em><em> <\/em><em>Even in these harsh conditions, there is a deep commitment to serve the campuses in their country.<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ony Pierre-Louis, studying social work, shares how GBEUH has helped him:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>I\u2019ve<\/em><em> <\/em><em>gained a better understanding of God&#8217;s character and his plan for us as his creatures. And I love using the Bible study method<\/em><em> <\/em><em>I\u2019ve learned with the young people in my group at church<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an expression of solidarity with what is now the poorest nation in the Americas, the IFES Caribbean team dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/let-us-rise-up-and-build\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last November\u2019s Gift Week<\/a> to raising funds for GBEUH Haiti \u2013 for outreach activities, office equipment, and staff salary. One of the regional team said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>The <\/em><em>\u2018<\/em><em>Let us Rise up and Rebuild\u2019 Gift Week highlighted that support for student ministry in Haiti needs to be more than just facilitating<\/em><em> \u2018<\/em><em>spiritual growth<\/em><em>\u2019. <\/em><em>It\u2019s<\/em><em> <\/em><em>also about rebuilding lives, supporting<\/em><em> <\/em><em>communities, and holding out the hope of Christ.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Pray<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Will you pray in faith for a breakthrough in 2025? Ask \u2013 that the Father will bring an end to the fear and violence. Seek \u2013 that Christ\u2019s peace and justice will prevail. Knock \u2013 that the doors of heaven will be opened with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for Descheny and the students in GBEUH \u2013 that the Lord will protect, strengthen, and guide them so that their dedicated, hopeful witness will touch lives and communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Give thanks for those who generously supported the IFES Caribbean Gift Week. Ask the Lord to provide all the resources staff and students need \u2013 for living and ministry. And pray for wisdom for the IFES Caribbean team as it seeks to encourage and support them.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":45010,"template":"","area":[454,480],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-45009","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-caribbean","area-haiti"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rising above the Ruins &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cOur country is knowing a deeply difficult period in its history. It&#039;s amid dire challenges that we\u2019re providing ministry. 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