Here is a translation of his acceptance speech:
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2685-haiti-elections-speech-of-michel-martelly.html
The results were well received in most of the country... but not in our little town of Grand Goave....
Yesterday they also announced the new Mayor of Grand Goave and the losing political party is not taking the loss well. The past 24 hours have been filled with gun fire and burning tires. Our gates are locked and we're thankful for our high walls and independent resources.
Against my better judgment I made a dash outside to take a few pictures this afternoon... I returned safely but Renel has tightened my leash to say the least.
To put things into perspective, I took these pictures just a stones throw from the front gate of our compound...
In typical H2H fashion our kids are taking the events in stride and the boys even had a lively soccer game this afternoon... the fires burning just outside the walls.
To be honest, it feels a bit like after the earthquake... my house is so full of neighbors that there is barely enough room to walk around.
The final results will be announced April 16th... hopefully things will calm down before that.
2 comments:
Wow....great pictures and I am so thankful you have a compound to be safe in! Love how kids can carry on being kids amidst the turmoil on the other side of the walls.
Loved all the pictures of the kids you took - the girl shampoo comment made me smile as did the "climbing the forbidden irons" - boys will be boys no matter what part of the world they are from :)
We continue to life you, your work and the compound before the thone of grace asking the Lord to protect you (even before we know about the election stuff - love it!) for the reconstruction to be done quickly and for your on going ministry to the kids in the compound and the surround community(ies) you touch. Blessings!
Thanks for posting this. It's been so quiet in our part of the country. I was wondering if there was stuff going on elsewhere. Stay safe!
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