( CNN ) -- An American missionary family living in Haiti has been providing virtually nonstop reports about the devastation from Tuesday 's earthquake and tracking down information on others serving there . `` There is no way to even begin to share the things we 've heard and seen since 5 p.m. yesterday , '' Tara Livesay wrote on the family 's blog Wednesday morning . `` To do so would take hours that we do n't have to give right now . Some of them feel wrong to tell . Like only God should know these personal horrible tragedies . '' Tara and Troy Livesay are country directors for World Wide Village , a Minnesota-based charitable organization providing Christian education , health care , nutrition and micro-enterprise opportunities to children and families in Haiti . `` Sometimes life in Haiti leaves you wondering 'Where are you God ? ' and other times we witness miracles with our own eyes , '' they write in their blog profile . Besides Troy and Tara , the household in Port-au-Prince is made up of daughter Paige , 15 , and `` the crew '' : Isaac , 8 , Hope , 7 , Noah , 5 , Phoebe Joy , 3 , Lydia Beth , 2 , Annie , also 2 , and Peanut the dog . Some of the children are adopted . Daughter Britt , 19 , lives in Texas with her husband , Chris . In addition , there 's Jeronne , the children 's nanny . ( `` She is the MVP around here . We love her and think of her as family , '' the blog says . ) Finally , there 's Tipap , Troy 's assistant , security chief and all-around handyman , who lives at the World Wide Village Guest House . The Livesays see themselves and their efforts as `` a work in progress -- trying to make the love of Jesus known while learning to know Him better ourselves . '' That work since Tuesday evening has been consumed by gathering and reporting information about the quake and accounting for missing missionaries and other people . Troy Livesay 's reports came in the form of tweets that alternated between raw descriptions and expressions of hope : . `` ... covered in dust and debris ... we saw a few bodies that had been pulled out of the rubble laying dead in the sidewalk ... many others injured '' `` Church groups are singing throughout the city all through the night in prayer . It is a beautiful sound in the middle of a horrible tragedy . '' `` The worst damage is in Carrfour ( South of Port , near the Palace ) we are hearing that many two and three story buildings did not make it . '' `` Tipap made it home from Carrefour - saw many dead bodies and injured along the way - said most buildings w/more than one story are down . '' `` The Haitian people are out praying together -- aftershock happening right now . '' Share your images and accounts . On the blog , Tara Livesay 's writing is both pained and eloquent : . `` The few things we can confirm -- yes the four story Caribbean Market building is completely demolished , '' she posted . `` Yes it was open . Yes the National Palace collapsed . Yes Gov't buildings nearby the Palace collapsed . Yes St Josephs Boys home is completely collapsed . Yes countless countless - countless other houses , churches , hospitals , schools , and businesses have collapsed . There are buildings that suffered almost no damage . Right next door will be a pile of rubble . `` Thousands of people are currently trapped . To guess at a number would be like guessing at raindrops in the ocean . Precious lives hang in the balance . When pulled from the rubble there is no place to take them for care Haiti has an almost non existent medical care system for her people . `` I can not imagine what the next few weeks and months will be like . I am afraid for everyone . Never in my life have I seen people stronger than Haitian people . But I am afraid for them . For us . `` When the quake hit it took many seconds to even process what was happening . The house was rocking back and forth in a way that I can not even begin to describe . It felt fake . It felt like a movie . Things were crashing all over the house . It felt like the world was ending . I do not know why my house stands and my children all lie sleeping in their beds right now . It defies logic and my babies were spared while thousands of others were not . `` There are friends and co-workers that are missing . People whom no-one can account for . People we work with and love . There are more than I can name , but in particular we wait on one single friend who lived near the Hotel Montana -- which has reportedly collapsed . '' She concludes the post with an appeal : . `` The horror has only just begun and I beg you to get on your knees -- I truly mean ON YOUR KNEES and pray for the people of this country . The news might forget in a few days - but people will still be trapped alive and suffering . Pray . Pray . Pray . After that - PLEASE PRAY . ''
Wife blogs , husband tweets after earthquake strikes . Troy , Tara Livesay are missionary couple with houseful of children . Troy issues tweets from streets of Port-au-Prince . Tara addresses emotions of disaster , pleads for prayers .