600 miles of Ocean between us but Worlds Apart

Below you will read a series of post that we have been following over the past day from the orphanage directors where Derline is at. Richemond was involved in a serious accident on Tuesday September 20. Reading these post and having been to Haiti and seeing how crazy the roads are and how cautious you have to be as a driver this is very scary... the other thing that is scary is how different things are in Haiti this is a perfect example of just how different things are.... To think that Haiti is closer to Miami than I am in my home here in Indiana and things are this different just saddens me... We are thankful that richemond is home safe with his family tonight and praying everything goes well tomorrow when they go to get the truck..

~~We have an emergency at HIS Home and are asking for your prayers! Today our driver, Richmond, was driving our large truck and 2 children ran in front of the truck. One child died and the 2nd is in the hosp. critically injurred. Richmond has been arrested and our truck is confiscated by police. Richemond is being held in City Soleil jail until his court hearing tomorrow AM. We have been warned to bring lots of cash to pay for the funeral, medical expenses, a settlement with the families, etc. Please pray for Richemond and this situation! Thanks!!!



~~Goodmorning! Just asking for continued prayers for Richemond this morning as he will be taken to court around 11AM with a police escort to keep him safe. Have had no information from him this morning. Junior and Michelet (Richemond's cousin and security guard for our ER house) will be going along with our lawyer. Security is the greatest concern as the court is being held in City Soleil, the home of the family whose children were involved.



 ~~Just spoke with Junior and the court ask for a settlement of $10,000 US for the family, but have decreased it now to $4000. We only had $3000 so Junior is trying to negotiate Richmond's release with $3000 and the remaining funds to be paid tomorrow with the release of the truck when the fee is paid. There is a big crowd outside the courtroom waiting to see that the family gets justice (money). Don't know yet what the lawyers are charging us....
 
~~Annother update... Junior called from the court and the judge has agreed to release Richemond and the truck today with a promise that we will pay the remaining $1000 tomorrow AM. The lawyer vouched for us that we would pay, so Richemond should be on his way home as soon as the police chief opens his office and returns the key to the truck. Praise God!!!! I haven't met with Richemond yet, but am thankful to know that he is safe and has been released :)



~~Richemond is back home with his family tonight and will return to work tomorrow. We will make a final payment to the court and complete some additional insurance paperwork tomorrow. In situations like this accident, it is not unusual for the crowd at the scene to kill the driver and those in the vehicle, and to burn the vehicle as a sign of revenge. It is a miracle that God protected our 3 staff in the truck, and they are all safe today. Richemond was cared for well at the jail, another miracle! This is a very expensive accident for us financially, and we are trusting God to provide what is needed financially, but no amount of money is too expensive for lives of our 3 staff.

~ ~Richemond ask me to extend his appreciation for all of the prayers for him in the past 2 days. He is thankful to be safe and was very greatful to everyone who kept him covered in prayer. Please continue to pray for the family who lost their 7 year old girl and for their 10 year old boy who is still hospitalized with critical injuries. Although the family has been granted a substantial settlement, the money will not replace their child. At the time of the accident, the mother was already at a hospital with another of their children who was in critical condition from an illness... Blessings!