On January 12, 2010, at 4:52 p.m., Rosemay was in her home with her husband Guinter and their 6-year-old daughter, Whitney. At 4:53 p.m., terror struck. Their modest home on one of Haiti's main streets crumbled around them as the massive 7.0 earthquake shook the island nation.
Guinter tried to shelter their daughter, but the earthquake was too strong. Trapped inside their home and severely injured, the mother, father and daughter held hands, and grasped onto fading hope. Rosemay would later learn that their precious little girl had died in the earthquake.
As she lay waiting for rescue, Rosemay began coughing up blood. Two neighbors rescued her and her husband from the rubble and took her to a nearby hospital. Family members found Rosemay there and brought her to our mission hospital. They wanted her to receive the best care possible and they knew compassionate doctors would be waiting for the fragile woman.
Rosemay's husband was taken to another clinic and she had no news from him. Fearing the worst, she sent her brother to look for him. They eventually found Guinter and brought him to our mission hospital where he would receive care close to his wife.
"I can't say anything else but thank you," Rosemay says. "The doctors and nurses have provided nonstop help."
Though they are broken and fragile, Rosemay and Guinter are Survivors. They didn't give up hope trapped beneath the rubble of their home with their hands entwined. They didn't give up hope when they learned of their daughter's death. And they won't give up hope facing the uncertainties of tomorrow.
"With so much lost, we couldn't do anything to help ourselves," Rosemay says. "But the US and others are giving us a new start."
You are a part of this family's lasting hope. By reaching out with the love of Christ, you serve as His voice calling out in the darkness. In the midst of so much loss, you have given life to Rosemay and her husband.
UPDATE: Rosemay accepted Christ and made a profession of faith with the Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association while she was in our hospital. As part of the follow up after leading her to the Lord, the chaplains, Rebecca and Jack, went to visit her family and community. The family was pleased to have them visit and gladly listened as the chaplains shared about Christ. Before they left the chaplains led 11 family members to the Lord. We praise God for this family and ask that you join us in praying for Rosemay's family. Pray that they would find a good church in their community to be discipled and grow in their new faith.
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