By now, you have probably heard that a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwest Haiti this morning.

The epicenter of the quake was on the southern peninsula, about 20 miles northeast of the city of Les Cayes, and about 80 miles west of Port-au-Prince.

We hope you will join us in keeping Haiti and especially those in the directly affected areas in your thoughts and prayers.

It appears so far that the impact on Port-au-Prince was minimal and initial reports do not indicate any damage to our Louverture Cleary School campus outside of Port-au-Prince. To the best of our knowledge at this time, our community is safe.

There are also no reports of damage to our LCS Plateau Central site (the “Model Campus”), which is currently under construction in the Artibonite region.

As reports continue to come in, we are all hoping and praying for the best. And we remain driven to educate even more servant-leaders who will help build a future where Haiti is better able to weather the next disaster.

Thank you for your solidarity with Haiti and for your prayers.

The Haitian Project

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