1700 Miles Away

Tonight I sit in a house that to most of the world would be considered "the lap of luxary".  Tonight I sit in a house with more comforts than I deserve.  Tonight I sit in a house with a heart that is saddened for a place that I have never been.

On Tuesday, a 7.0 earthquake hit the already impoverished country of Haiti.  The news accounts cannot begin to convey the amount of damage this country has endured.  

My mind has flitted to people who are waiting for their children.  Children they so desperately want to bring home to their forever families.  Children they so desire to get out of Haiti before it gets impossible to do so.  There are so many who have waited so long for their children.  Pray that adoptions will be expedited to get these children out of Haiti immediately.  It may seem impossible as the country is in complete disarray ... but, we love and serve a God who rolled back the Red Sea for His people to walk on dry land to safety.

We have been praying fervently for a team of students from our old school in Orlando who are now trapped in Haiti.  They survived the earthquake and are now ministering to the people of Haiti.  Please pray that they will make it safely to Orlando soon.  It may seem impossible as there is no longer a terminal at the Port au Prince airport ... but we love and serve a God who emboldened a young boy to fight a giant with only a slingshot and 5 stones.

We are also praying for sweet Tanya and her girls ... and most especially for her husband Roland who is still missing in Haiti.  Tanya loved our niece, Carly, and in doing so endeared herself to our family.  Roland's building is demolished.  He was inside.  But we pray for a miracle.  It may seem like the impossible ... but we love and serve a God who created everything out of nothing in 6 days.

In the next days as you watch and pray, I challenge you to also ask God what YOU can do to help the people of Haiti.  He is counting on us to be His hands and feet now more than ever.