Protests In Haiti Strand Northeast Georgia Church Group
Burned cars sit parked outside a burned and looted supermarket complex Sunday following protests against a planned hike in fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A 21-person team from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Hartwell, Georgia, was working in orphanages in Haiti. Saturday was supposed to be their final day there, but the group was unable to leave due to the protests.
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A Georgia missionary group is among those stuck in Haiti following violent protests there.
The 21-person team from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Hartwell, Georgia, was working in orphanages in Haiti last week. Saturday was supposed to be their final day.
Then the Haitian government’s decision to hike fuel prices sparked protests. Some demonstrators set up roadblocks. Flights were grounded.
Caleb Bond, an associate pastor with Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, has been in touch with the group from Hartwell. He said the earliest flight the team can get is now Friday.
Until then, Bond said the group is making the most of their extra time.
“Even today, they’re still working and still evangelizing, spreading the good news of Jesus. So it’s been good,” Bond said. “God is working through this.”
The group is staying near their compound, following the advice of the U.S. embassy.
The demonstrations continued Monday, even after the government took back the fuel cost increase. Several people have been killed.
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