Dear Friends,

I have just heard from someone who has spoken to Pere Alphonse, priest in charge at St.Pierre in Mirebalais and many “satellites” in the area with partnerships, by phone.  He reports that the gangs came to the Rectory.  He and his 95-year-old mother escaped with the clothes they were wearing and are in hiding in the mountains.  He reports that an alarm was sounded when the gangs were seen approaching the city by the Catholic priest with whom he works closely ringing the church bell in the town square.

Needless to say, I bid your prayers for Pere Alphonse and for his mother.  I will let you know if I hear any more.