Despite the social unrest that has been happening in the capital of Port au Prince, our friends in Cascade Pichon have continued to go to school this last week while many schools closer to the capital have had to postpone classes. Cascade Pichon is rural enough that the protests have not yet affected them heavily. Nurse Maryse is also still going through her medical rotation in the southeast, however it is becoming increasingly difficult for her to travel and do her work because of fuel shortages throughout the country.

In many ways, being a rural and mountainous village has made life more difficult for those in Cascade Pichon. But we are thankful in this moment for the safety that the distance from Port-au-Prince gives our friends. We pray that our friends remain safe, and that peace would be ushered in by the Haitian protestors and the Haitian government.