Pray for Haiti

About Haiti

The capital is Port-au-Prince. People speak Haitian Creole and French. Christianity is the main faith, with Protestants and Catholics, and Vodou is also practised.

Source: Wikipedia, with the cited sources it lists.

Prayer briefing for Haiti

Last updated November 2026. Facts come from the sources listed below.

Current events

Armed groups continue to attack communities in and around Port-au-Prince. The UN says gangs have killed more than 4,000 people so far in 2026 and are increasingly turning on communities. In mid October gang members ambushed Salvadoran military technicians near the capital, and at least four are missing. Fewer than a third of the planned 5,000 members of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force are in place, and gangs control many roads out of the capital.

We pray for: Immediate relief, safety and urgent help.

Leadership and politics

Haiti has had no elected president since President Jovenel Moise was killed in 2021, and no national election since 2016. The Transitional Presidential Council’s mandate ended in February 2026, leaving Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime and his Cabinet in charge, governing largely by decree. On 7 October the electoral council postponed the elections planned for 13 December 2026, citing gang violence, and no new date has been set.

We pray for: Wisdom, integrity and justice for those in authority.

Economic health

The economy shrank for a seventh year in a row in 2025, according to an IMF review reported in April 2026. Inflation was about 22% in early 2026, down from about 32%. About 5.8 million people, around half of those analysed, faced high levels of acute food insecurity from March to June 2026, including nearly 1.9 million in emergency conditions.

We pray for: Provision for families and honest stewardship.

Social and cultural issues

More than 1.4 million people, about one in ten Haitians, have been forced from their homes, and about half of them are children. The UN says armed groups killed nearly 6,000 people in 2025. Many displaced families live in crowded camps, and women, children and the elderly are especially at risk.

We pray for: Reconciliation, peace and protection of the vulnerable.

Spiritual landscape

A 2017 government survey, the latest cited by the US State Department, found about half of Haitians identify as Protestant and about a third as Catholic, with about 2% naming Vodou and about one in ten giving no preference. Churches are found across the country, in towns, villages and camps.

We pray for: Spiritual awakening, hope and the spread of truth.

Religious freedom

The 1987 constitution protects the free exercise of all religions. The US State Department reports that the government does not restrict worship, but insecurity and lack of justice make it hard to worship freely. Priests, pastors and worshippers have been kidnapped, churches and a Catholic school have been attacked, and people at a Vodou ceremony were killed.

We pray for: Protection for believers and freedom to worship safely.

Historical wounds

Enslaved Africans rose up against French rule in the 1790s, led by Toussaint Louverture and then Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Haiti became independent in 1804. The United States occupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934, and the Duvalier family ruled from 1957 to 1986. The 2010 earthquake killed an estimated 200,000 people or more.

We pray for: National healing, breaking old cycles and deep forgiveness.

Let us pray together

Our Father, we come to You together for Haiti. Protect every family in danger, shelter the displaced, and bring food to the hungry. Give wisdom, integrity and justice to those in authority, and make a way for safe and fair elections. Restore work and provision, and let help reach those who need it most. Guard the children, women and elderly, and turn hearts from violence to peace. Pour out hope on every church and camp, and keep believers safe as they gather to worship. Heal the long wounds of slavery, occupation and disaster, and lead Haiti in forgiveness and new life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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