This morning my dad told me about an emotional phone call he recieved late last night from a missionary in Haiti.
His name is Keith Lashbrook and he is a missionary with his family in Haiti. Since 1998 they have been in this empovershed nation. They built and maintain an orphanage in Haiti. Here is a picture of some of the kids in one of their orphanages. I know these people and they are a wonderful family; they are missionaries with the mission agency that my dad is president of, GME.
Anyways, last night around 9:00 five men armed with guns stormed into the orphanage and beat up several Haitians and Americans, including children. They were finishing a prayer meeting and had not locked down for the night. The men forced everyone to lay on the ground, threw bottles at a young girl and hit her in the back of the head. They threatened to kill, and were not afraid of using violence.
Keith refused to lay on the ground, and told the men that he was there to protect his family and the children and that they would have to shoot him before he would let them get hurt. No one was shot, but several were beaten; one Haitian helper there was particular beaten up badly.
They stole over $4,000 and some material things too I believe. The children at the orphanage are all very frightened, and Keith and his wife are struggling to keep everyone calm.
He talked to my dad last night crying, asking how to protect his family from these men who would rob an orphanage and beat up children! The facility itself has 12 foot tall walls, but Keith has not wanted to keep weapons in the facility, but may do so now because of this incident, or get guards of some kind.
Everyone is real shook up about the whole ordeal, and I just want to plead with you all to keep this family and these children in your thoughts and prayers.
If you want to read a little about these people, their website is here.
This is truly a tragedy and it breaks my heart to hear this news.
His name is Keith Lashbrook and he is a missionary with his family in Haiti. Since 1998 they have been in this empovershed nation. They built and maintain an orphanage in Haiti. Here is a picture of some of the kids in one of their orphanages. I know these people and they are a wonderful family; they are missionaries with the mission agency that my dad is president of, GME.
Anyways, last night around 9:00 five men armed with guns stormed into the orphanage and beat up several Haitians and Americans, including children. They were finishing a prayer meeting and had not locked down for the night. The men forced everyone to lay on the ground, threw bottles at a young girl and hit her in the back of the head. They threatened to kill, and were not afraid of using violence.
Keith refused to lay on the ground, and told the men that he was there to protect his family and the children and that they would have to shoot him before he would let them get hurt. No one was shot, but several were beaten; one Haitian helper there was particular beaten up badly.
They stole over $4,000 and some material things too I believe. The children at the orphanage are all very frightened, and Keith and his wife are struggling to keep everyone calm.
He talked to my dad last night crying, asking how to protect his family from these men who would rob an orphanage and beat up children! The facility itself has 12 foot tall walls, but Keith has not wanted to keep weapons in the facility, but may do so now because of this incident, or get guards of some kind.
Everyone is real shook up about the whole ordeal, and I just want to plead with you all to keep this family and these children in your thoughts and prayers.
If you want to read a little about these people, their website is here.
This is truly a tragedy and it breaks my heart to hear this news.
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