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b'On Wednesday, Haiti\\u2019s president Jovenel Mo\\xefse was assassinated. His death came after protesters had demanded his departure for months. Mo\\xefse 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.\\nWhile 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\\xa0Discipleship Evangelical Church. Guenson is the president of Emmaus University of Haiti and Claudia is the director of Hand Up Micro Credit.\\nThe Charlots joined global media manager Morgan Lee and executive editor Ted Olsen to discuss how Haiti\\u2019s 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.\\nWhat is Quick to Listen? Read more\\nRate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts\\nFollow the podcast on Twitter\\nFollow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen\\nMusic by Sweeps\\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder\\nThe transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'