Churches in Springfield provide networks of support as Haitians face uncertainty over the future of TPS legal protections<\/p>\n
At morning services at Central Christian Church in Springfield, Ohio, on Sunday, congregants greeted one another with hugs and expressed gratitude for a rare piece of good news. Nearly a week before, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians in the US.<\/p>\n
The church is one of several in Springfield that provide services in Haitian Creole and has opened its doors to thousands of Haitians living in the small city in south-western Ohio. Addressing the ruling, pastor Carl Ruby explained in his sermon that during times of suffering, the silence of God doesn\u2019t mean the absence of God.<\/p>\n
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