Haiti: Hands and Feet

Few people have not been touched, devastated, nor amazed at what has happened in Haiti. This devastation is something that, at least in my lifetime, is unfathomable. It is amazing what the forces of nature did to this tiny island country.

In a short time period, major news networks had set up ways to get money for aid, the State Department, singers and others have introduced the text for Haiti program, and celebrities are rallying for the cause and even companies are donating money.

Several days into it, I heard on the radio that World Vision was getting involved and started to hear more and more about Christian involvement, although I was disappointed by what one prominent religious leader had to say about it. I know that people are entitled to their opinion and I am not going to judge someone for what they said. I am just really troubled when we focus on the negative of a situation instead of how we can help. Jesus said “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (John 3:16-17) We often forget that 17th verse and I think we would be served well to remember it.

I guess here is the point, who cares why it happened or if there is any big cosmic reason that it did occur, or if the sins of the father and mother are put up on that country. The fact of the matter is that it occurred and the next step should be how we can be the hands and feet of Jesus. One of Casting Crowns new songs is title “If We’ve Ever Needed You.” The point is that we need Jesus’ light shining in the world today and if the people of Haiti ever needed followers of Christ, it is now.

Most people say that they wish that they knew what to do. We all can’t go. We can’t be there in the physical presence. But we can be there spiritually through prayer. We can be there through our ability to donate aid to help them. We all cannot be like companies that donate millions of dollars or a celebrity that does the same, but if enough of us rallied to the cause a million $5 donations becomes $5 million in aid, $10 can become $10 million, and $50 can become $50 million and so on and so forth. Each of us can give up a Starbucks or value meal for one day to make a difference in the life and well being of this country that if they ever needed Christ and Christians, they need us now.

Will you be the hands and feet.




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