Six months can go by pretty fast when your life is relatively easy and structured. You go to work, come home, and relax on the weekends, barely noticing the time passing.

But when every day is a struggle, six months is a long time. In Haiti, it has been a long and arduous six months since the earthquake destroyed much of Port-au-Prince and ended more than 220,000 lives. Think about what it would be like to live in tents and temporary housing for 180 days, without most of your possessions, dependent on others for food and clean water, recovering from physical injuries—and grieving lost loved ones.

Haiti’s suffering captivated the world’s attention in January, but as it always happens, we’ve moved on to other things—the oil spill in the Gulf, Supreme Court decisions, the World Cup. Even for me, Haiti is not always top-of-mind. Fortunately, I receive regular updates from my World Vision colleagues there, sharing their successes and struggles, praise reports and prayer requests.

Among the progress to date (click here to read a full report):

• Food to more than 1.86 million people
• Water and sanitation in 28 camps
• Safe zones and recreation for children in 22 locations
• Five mobile health clinics and five static clinics serving more than 11,000 people
• Basic supplies distributed to 120,000 people

These are significant accomplishments, but Haiti is on a steep uphill climb to recovery. More than 1 million people are still homeless; many are without jobs. Removing rubble is an immense task. And the onset of the hurricane season poses a real concern for more devastation.

Six months later, Haitians are clinging to hope. But Psalm 34:18 says, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” God hasn’t forgotten Haiti—and we can’t, either. Please continue to pray.

P.S. Watch a video in which World Vision workers reflect on the Haiti quake.