From Jamaica-
THE leader of Haiti's Anglican Church has said that the January 12 earthquake that killed over 200,000 people, left millions homeless, and destroyed much of Port-au-Prince has not shaken the faith of his flock.
The Rt Rev Jean Zache-Duracin was giving the leadership of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica an update on the current conditions in his country, following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that triggered an outpouring of international assistance to Haiti.
"The earthquake has not destroyed our faith in the future," said Bishop Duracin in a letter to the Rt Rev Dr Alfred Reid, Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
"The earthquake of January 12 was our baptism, now is our new creation," said Bishop Duracin. "We pray to all work together and we ask that you give us the time we need, first to care for our people, then to rebuild the Kingdom."
He said that "millions of Haitians still have nowhere to live. Many are sleeping in the streets in tents and some still have not found any shelter at all. All the infrastructure of the country as well as the key institutions of our Diocese have been destroyed, especially in Port-au-Prince".
More here-
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Haitian-Bishop-gives-quake-update_7489557
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