The last couple days have been difficult days of protests here in Port-au-Prince. Here is a view of a couple of the barricades set up on our street corner.
Many different things are used to set up these barricades. Yesterday there were also burning tires as well and a group of protesters walked up Delmas 31 joining up with other protesters further up on Delmas.
On main Delmas only pedestrian traffic was moving and there was a tire burning by the One Stop Supermarket where we usually do our shopping.
There was a lot of vandalism done to businesses. The Delmas 2000 store had its' windows smashed by rocks. The Promobank and Acra store also had damaged windows.
The mother of Wilbenson Jacques, a hydrocephalus child came to Coram Deo from Cite Soleil on Monday to see me. She came late because she had to wait for the people who were throwing stones and making trouble in the Boston area of Cite Soleil to pass. Pray for the protests to be finished soon. Much damage has already been caused and the American Embassy is now closed until the problems are resolved.
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