Sobering thoughts of Haiti

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by in Haiti



Rescuers treat an injured child. REUTERS/Reuters TV, courtesy www.alertnet.org.

You have surely seen the iconic image on the news—the now dilapidated presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city.

If the 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed one of the country’s sturdiest buildings, imagine what it has done to the humble homes in which the majority of Haitians reside. Imagine the terror the people must have felt as the earth moved beneath them and kept moving in intervals throughout the night and the next morning. Imagine the suffering this impoverished country must now feel, surrounded by destruction and despair.

Thousands are feared dead, thousands more are injured, and many sleep outside with no food or water because they have no place else to go.

Please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers and help LWR respond with life-saving relief.

Your compassion means so much in these difficult times.

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  • Eberhard Hitzler

    John, Haiti was a chronic disaster before the earthquake. Let us now committed our organizations to assist in rebuilding Haiti as a prosperous and sustainable society. These people have suffered more than enough. Thankful for Lutheran solidarity and committment to the poor and suffering let us do the Gospel and restore hope! You find Christ under the rubbels of Port au Price. look out for him. Eberhard, Lutheran World Federation, World Service