American networks show you that relief has come to Haiti. Images of workers handing out food and hospitals treating victims flash across the screen over and over.
That is not Haiti's reality right now. The missionary couple that has us over for church on Sundays paints a totally different picture of what is really happening in the streets of Port au Prince. Yesterday, they visited the poorest parts of Port au Prince and other Haitian vilages and only once saw a rescue team. Where is this aid that the TV set speaks of? In one of the areas, the Haitian people had posted a banner that says in both english and french, WE NEED HELP. Survivors are still buried beneath the rubble and they do not have the means to save them. Helicopters fly overhead and cannot read the banner, so they do not stop. It's heartbreaking that despite the media coverage, Haitian cries are not heard.
I have heard on more than one occasion that Haitian people do not turn to the American relief workers for fast help, rather they look to the people of God. Many people I am working with believe that this earthquake will be a revival for the people of Haiti. We've already seen evidence of that, when the Haitian people marched in the streets singing praises in creole. Our ride to church can only be described as inspiring. People were filling churches, dressed in their Sunday best.
Keep praying for Haiti, that the people would look to the Lord in this tragic time and find strength and peace. Pray that supplies and rescue could reach everybody in Haiti and not just the few you see when you flick on the television. Pray for GLA, we still are in need of supplies, fuel and water especially. And pray for us, that our work would be pleasing to the Lord and that we would continue to give all of ourselves in whatever we do, even as we are sick and admittedly smelly!
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