This is a little deviation from our "usual" blog entries, but I just can't help it. . . I can't get Haiti and it's people off of my mind. I'm just sure that many of you are feeling the same way. From the children who can't find their parents, to the brothers and sisters who have lost one another, to the parents desperately looking to find their children, to the homes that are lost and demolished and to the most basic of needs: water, food and shelter, still (in many cases) unmet. It is overwhelming. My heart aches and my prayers are desperate. I know yours are too. The one ray of hope. . . the beauty in the crisis. . . the love of Christ shining through the heartbreak is watching so many ordinary people reaching out in extraordinary ways. From the many who are giving of their time and talent, to the ones who immediately sent money, to those who are over there helping to dig out of the rubble, I am in awe. . . for you are Christ's heart today, you are Christ's hands today, you are the living Christ to every single man, woman and child that you touch today. I am humbled by your selflessness. I wish I could be there helping, holding and building along side of you. So what do we do, those of us left behind here, that are aching and hurting for our fellow Haitian brothers and sisters? We get on our knees and pray and we ask the Lord for His mercy. We ask the Lord for His healing, we ask the Lord for His protection, we ask the Lord to strengthen and comfort those who are hurting and lost. We ask. . . Please dear Lord, have mercy on us, and on your whole world.
To our brothers and sisters in Haiti. . .our prayers are with you.
lisa
