Haiti and Glory

First - the bad news. I'd like to put in a portion of John McHoul's blog from www.heartlineministries.org, the ministry we partner with in haiti. John is the director. Then - the good questionn.

First - John. "Yesterday Troy and I were driving through out various parts of the city and he took several dozen pictures. On the street in front of the cemetery were a few dead bloated bodies lying on the street and what seemed to be a couple of bodies that were being burned in a fire. But this scene touched me the most.

The area had the stench of death and most of the people had something covering their faces. I stopped a few times to give people a ride just to get then away for the area.

I couldn't help but wonder about the person in the casket who had died and of the men who were carrying it. The person must have been special to them. They must have cared for this person to go through the effort and expense of caring for the body and buying the casket.

There, I have read, have been up to twelve thousand people who have not been identified and have been buried in a mass grave outside of the city. I saw a photo of bodies being dumped into big trucks by front end loaders. I wonder how many of those had family members that will never have the closure of a burial in graveyard.

It makes me sad.

John McHoul "

By the way, If you would like to donate specifically to the earthquake relief funds, you can do so at www.haiti-relief.com.

John once said that, "The safest place is where God wants you to be." If that is true, and I believe it is, Haiti may be in the safest place it's been for the last 200+ years. Governments don't seem to be able to move an IV from the airport to a hospital. Christian organizations on the other hand have been working in Haiti for years. They were there before the earthquake and will stay after everyone else has gone home. They are on the ground and effective.

"Christ in us is the hope of glory," Paul writes in Colossians ch. 1. Jesus is getting the glory as Christian organizations work together and make the greatest difference to the suffering country. Individuals give Christ the glory as He works through them. The church, the body of Christ gets the glory as TV reporters show Christ in action in Haiti. God gets the glory as His promises are showing to be true. Mt 7:7 "Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you." Haiti is asking. God is answering, through people like you. May He be glorified.

Dan