thoughts on the news of the day ...

Hmmm…..

            An epidemic of life-threatening cholera has reached Haiti’s capital, Port Au Prince.  Hundreds of thousands of people still live in tent communities there and the sanitation is very poor. So it is likely that the disease will spread rapidly in the densely populated city.

            I had almost forgotten about Haiti and I regret that.  The country devastated by an earthquake 10 months ago was foremost on my mind for many weeks.  We collected aid for the Haitians for several weeks and sent a significant amount of money to our church’s disaster relief fund.   But now, I need to be reminded that the people still suffer; the homes have not been rebuilt; the city has not been restored.

            I guess I should say “shame on me” for forgetting, for ignoring, for going along my merry way, enjoying my prosperity while others suffer in a land so close to my own.  But shame is a rather useless emotion unless action follows it.  So today, I will write the check.  I will commit to giving regularly  – to help the people of Haiti and people all over the world who suffer while I prosper. 

            And, of course, if you are so inspired … you can give, too ….

Hmmm…..