10 miles outside of Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hit, crumpling much of the city's buildings and structures, leaving thousands dead, wounded, and without shelter, food or medical care.
I watched the pictures in horror, fighting back tears the whole time, wishing I can be there among the volunteers, instead of here. My clinic day just became futile; patients' complaints felt irrelevant. Good news (small but made a huge difference) came about mid day. Pastor Delamy, who is our Haitian compassionate leader and gentle minister and his family are safe. Communication are still erratic. I can imagine- it wasn't great before the disaster hit. I can't imagine what it must be for the volunteers, for my dear friends, Joe and Linda, who will be flying there tomorrow night.
Haiti is a country of trials. Its people has been through slavery, wars, conflicts, internal and external, robbed of a normal way of life, surviving on foreign aid as its government seems to be helpless and/or dysfunctional. When I was there in March, I saw need- so much need. How much more can a nation of people handle?
However, I must believe that God is still in control. That He alone holds the future, ours, and my friends, the people of Haiti, as He has always been a faithful, good, and loving God. I can only hope that there is good in all of this.. chaos, destruction and turmoil. All I can do now is pray, since I can't be down there, for peace, safety and for my own sanity.
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| From Chau's 2009 Haiti Trip |
