It took some doing (and a good bit of providence), but the legal registration of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and the Haitian Orthodox Mission was finally accomplished (in our hands, not those of ROCOR/MP) during my latest visit to Hait, despite strenuous efforts by the MP's representatives in Haiti to seize the legal status (and continuinty) for themselves.  All registration documents (and titles to land in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel) remain in our hands — a crucial issue under Haitian law  Barring court action to the contrary (very expensive and unlikely), we are thus secure in our legal position in Haiti, and in legal title to Church properties (including the Church of the Nativity, though at present we do not have any intention of attempting to pursue that claim).  Thanks be to God!