We are now starting to hear more and more stories about the devastating effects of the earthquake in Haiti. Some of the stories are truly heart wrenching and some a glimpse of hope in extremely hard times. There is still a lot of relief work to be done as Haiti moves into reconstruction and development. Haiti will continue to need the help of able, loving people to contribute.
There are many organizations helping in various way, Compassion International is one of them. Take action today!
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Excerpt from Compassion’s Blog:
Jozue told me that on the day of the quake his wife was getting ready to wash their two little girls. Their water is outside, like a backyard spigot, and when mom went out to get the water one of the girls saw her go out and began to follow. Then the second one followed.
Mom saw the girls coming out of the house and said “Get back inside.”
But the girl said “No!”
“I said go back inside!”
But the girl stomped her foot and insisted, “No!”
That happened a third time and then mom gathered her girls and began to bring them back into the house. And that’s when everything started moving side to side and the house collapsed along with both of their neighbors’ houses.
At that time, Jozue had just left the Compassion office, and the drive, which normally takes 30 minutes, took more than six hours.
He described driving past the collapsed buildings and houses and seeing dead people and hearing crying and frantically trying to make his way home to his family.
He had a friend with him who told him, “God is in control. If He wants them alive, they are alive. If He wants them dead, they are dead.”
Jozue maintained his strength and arrived at the scene of his collapsed house after 11 p.m. He searched with a flashlight and could not find them…
Read more – http://blog.compassion.com/life-in-haiti-after-the-earthquake-living-by-faith/
