After the President's Assassination, What Haitian Christians Really Need from the Western Church

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🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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On Wednesday, Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. His death came after protesters had demanded his departure for months. Moïse had governed the country of 11 million by decree, even as constitutional scholars and legal experts argued that his term in office had already expired. While the country has long struggled with poverty and unrest, the situation had been exacerbated in recent months as violent gangs had kidnapped children and pastors. Haiti first became a nation after its enslaved population overthrew their French enslavers. But Western nations, scared lest they send the wrong message to the enslaved, launched a trade boycott against the country, greatly impoverishing it for decades. During the 20th century, the US occupied the island from 1915 to 1934. After it left, the country endured several dictatorships and western powers-supported government overthrows.The country has also not been rebuilt after an earthquake devastated it in 2011.Guenson and Claudia Charlot are co-pastors of Discipleship Evangelical Church. Guenson is the president of Emmaus University of Haiti and Claudia is the director of Hand Up Micro Credit. The Charlots joined global media manager Morgan Lee and executive editor Ted Olsen to discuss how Haiti’s hard history has affected its theology, what keeps the church going in the midst of political and socioeconomic despair, and how American missions organizations have helped and hurt the island. What is Quick to Listen? Read more Rate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen Music by Sweeps Quick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find clear answers to tough questions about Christianity.
0:11.1	Learn to explain your faith with courage and compassion. Join Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Mikhail Del Rosario at apologeticsky.com.
0:22.3	On Wednesday, Haiti's president Jovanel Moisey was assassinated. His death came after protesters
0:28.4	had demanded his departure for months. Moisey had governed the country of 11 million by decree,
0:34.3	even as constitutional scholars and legal experts argue that his term in office had already expired.
0:40.8	While the country has long struggled with poverty and unrest, the situation has been exacerbated
0:45.2	in recent months as violent gangs have kidnapped children and pastors. Haiti first became a nation
0:50.8	after its enslaved population overthrew their French enslavers back at the
0:54.8	beginning of the 19th century. But Western nations, scared lest they send the wrong message to
1:00.1	their own enslaved, launched a trade boycott against the country, greatly impoverishing it for decades.
1:07.1	During the 20th century, the U.S. occupied the island from 1915 to 34.
1:12.6	And after they left, the country endured several dictatorships and Western powers supported government overthrows.
1:18.1	The country has also not been fully rebuilt after an earthquake devastated it in 2010.
1:23.4	So we wanted to talk with several Christian leaders, but what keeps the church going in the midst of political and socioeconomic challenges?
1:36.0	You are listening to Quick to Listen, where we go beyond hashtags and hot takes discuss a major cultural event.
1:42.1	I'm Morgan Lee, global media manager at Christianity today.
1:45.2	And I'm Ted Olson. I am executive editor at Christianity today.
1:58.2	All right. Ted, that was a very brief summary of a country that we at C.T. have covered numerous times in our 60-plus year.
2:11.2	History is a publication. What is your gut reaction to this latest news that has happened this week?
2:17.1	It's horrible.
2:17.9	And as we tape this, it's still, you know, an ongoing news development about what exactly
2:24.1	has happened that assassination.
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