Devastation in Haiti

Our thoughts and prayers must be with the suffering people in Haiti. We can never know their challenge without living day-to-day trying to survive on $2 per day with barely any shelter or things.

In the U.S., we are still rebuilding from Katrina nearly four years ago. In that time, we have seen our fully capable government provide necessary support to its people. Even in New Orleans, we watched knowing that our government would help with search and rescue and cleanup. And yet, the work and help continues in its own way.

But Haiti does not have a capable government to provide any real help immediately, nor later or long term. And they have to pray and beg that the capable neighbor countries, mostly the U.S., will step in.

Our church and Presbytery supports Hearts with Haiti. They help with Wings of Hope and St. Joseph's Home for Boys and Trinity House in Jacmel. Some word has arrived that the buildings are destroyed with some injuries but no deaths. Years of building up the orphaned boys and special needs children is wiped out in less than a minute.

While the people there had little and said they were happy, now they have none, scrambling for survival. Hopefully, we find just ways to help restore the Haitian people. Should that way be repopulating them in the U.S.? Haiti has no resources to support its people before the earthquake.


And, not long after the initial help, the politics will start with restrictions on how to help, who to help, etc. What priorities do we have? $700B and counting this year for wars for the Pentagon and how much will be pledged to help Haiti?
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