Disaster in Haiti

As I sit here looking out my living room window, the world looks so peaceful and quiet....not a stir in the air. Yet half a world away, it is anything but tranquil. The small country of Haiti was devastated by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale with over 200,000 people dead and many more unaccounted for. For those who survived this horrific tragedy, their world is a living hell with no property, no water, no food, no communication with the outside world....and basically, no hope. We, in America, and other prosperous nations, have no conception of what this portion of our planet looks like or is going through. I've often heard it said that no matter how bad things are for you - there is always somebody worse off. My week of illness with a nasty cold, sinus blockage, and sore throat pales in comparison with what millions of Haitians are going through. I have doctors, drugs, and hospitals at my disposal while the survivors of this disaster are being treated with makeshift methods in the streets of Haiti. It is hard for me to fathom that already there are people out there taking advantage of someone else's misfortune: scammers, pilferers...even a Christian evangelist who proclaimed this country got what they deserved because they signed a pact with the Devil! So they practice a different type of religion than some of us do...why is that a reason to kick a man when he is down? What these people need right now is our prayers, our offers to help in whatever way we can, and uplifting for those in this country who had loved ones in that country so far away. We can't put Band-Aids on everyone's wounds or give money to every cause, but we can at least feel compassion for these people and remember..."there but for the grace of God go I."