09/09/2025
www.hopealivehaiti.org
Message from Renaud, Haiti National Administrator
It is always a pleasure to give you an update about the situation in Haiti. My family, the children of Solace, and Hope Alive employees are all fine. Smiles Alive Dental Clinic and both Hope Alive medical clinics are doing well.
School is scheduled to reopen on October 1. We are making preparations for nine of our children from Solace to attend. Feeding someone is good, but educating him is much better. Education empowers people to earn a living by themselves. Thank you so much Hope Alive.
Yesterday I went to my school. On my way back, it was chaotic with intense fighting between police and gangsters. Many drones fell down. I lost the hope to come back home, but thank God, a heavy rain came and changed the situation, so I got back home safely. I praise God for that.
I request your prayers so I can end my studies safely. I paid a lot of money for my master’s program. Prayers are requested for the Lord’s protection and wisdom for me.
There’s no change in the situation in Haiti except the presidents are fighting to have the resignation of the prime minister. They pretend that he is incompatible with them in his activities.
From Port-au-Prince to Carrefour where I live, at least six gangs are operating on the road collecting money (tolls). The buses have to pay them all. Passengers pay almost three times the normal fare. The people are tired of supporting financial, social and political abuses.
Is there hope? It seems politicians and other corrupt people are getting richer and the population is living in mud and misery. We won’t stop praying, remembering Psalm 121:1 tells us to look for the Lord when there no hope.
May God bless you.
Renaud
