02/17/2020
At least 15 children were killed when a fire swept through a Haitian orphanage run by the Pennsylvania-based The Church of Bible Understanding. It was founded in Allentown Pennsylvania, in 1971 by Stewart Traill.
The fire was started by candles that were being used because the power generator was not functioning. It took over 90 minutes for firefighters to arrive. Jean-Francois Robenty, a civil protection official stated "They could have been saved,"′ ″We didn't have the equipment to save their lives.″
Since 2013, The Associated Press has reported on a long-standing series of problems at the two children's homes run by the Church of Bible Understanding. The group has long been accused of being a cult. Stewart Traill has became a millionaire from it.
In 2017, The nonprofit reported revenue of $6.6 million and expenses of $2.2 million for the year.
Stewart Trail and Church of Bible Understanding should be collectively shunned from American society.
Haiti remains the western hemisphere’s poorest country (World Bank) and most corrupt (Transparency International);
Despite billions of dollars in internationally donated aid dispensed through 10,500 NGO’s on an island of 10 million, Haitian poverty & social misery rates have actually increased!