Comments on: Haiti: “Most Horrific Thing I’ve Ever Seen”

By: shoot, that’s a real bummer. at Teh Lemonsmith

shoot, that’s a real bummer. at Teh Lemonsmith — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:11:13 +0000

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By: Karen Spears Zacharias

Karen Spears Zacharias — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:55:24 +0000

Thanks for this, Penny. Eugene Cho @ One Days Wages is also running a donation site. If you can’t afford a whole day’s wage, give what you can, even a dollar helps said former President Bill Clinton. A dollar is half the the average $2 wage in Haiti. We can’t all be boots on the ground, but we can all help put workers in the field.

By: Karen Spears Zacharias

Karen Spears Zacharias — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:54:44 +0000

Thanks for this, Penny. Eugene Cho @ One Days Wages is also running a donation sight. If you can’t afford a whole day’s wage, give what you can, even a dollar helps said former President Bill Clinton. A dollar is half the the average $2 wage in Haiti. We can’t all be boots on the ground, but we can all help put workers in the field.

By: Jason Evoy

Jason Evoy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:55:51 +0000

I was just there in November. Wow! I can’t believe it… I have been on contact with our friends in Port-au-Prince and Petionville. We are currently collecting medical supplies and attempting to find a way into the country. Keep praying please…

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:43:30 +0000

Thanks Penny. I will say that for me I generally feel more connected on a micro level to others (individual units so to speak) in regards to what they are going through (beyond the body of Christ as a whole because I have a deep desire and heart to see us all united in Christ and his love).

Just things I have been connected to in life and my heartfelt prayers and divine insights have been along those lines. So, it is nice to have others that are more aware and in contact to what is happening in other areas to help communicate those other needs and ways of helping. And to also help connect us.

We do need each other.

Will be looking into it and am sending up those prayers.

Love in Him,
Jo

By: Penny Carothers

Penny Carothers — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:03:19 +0000

A note from my buddy, Ian, who’s a development specialist:

Some of you have probably already given but you can all help to spread the word. The NGO (Partners in Health) highlighted in the following article has been working in Haiti for a long time. After disasters many NGO’s rush to a country they are not currently established in because it is a way for them to ‘follow the money’ and raise funds from a horrified public. While they can help with the disaster response in the short-term, they have no local contacts, no relationships with the local people, and often times don’t hang around long enough to make sure their work has a long-term impact. Their attention span is only slightly longer than that of the American Media. So I would encourage you to donate to an organization, such as Partners in Health, that will work to address the current needs of the earthquake aftermath, as well as work to address issues in the future.

NY Times Article (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/opinion/14kidder.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1263488615-CosExZGl9bmP7zsfHR8Y3g)

So please feel free to forward this on and encourage people to donate to someone who knows what they are doing.
Also if you haven’t read the book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, you should.

By: EmilyTimbol

EmilyTimbol — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:10:52 +0000

This is horrific. I will be praying and donating. I wish there was more I could do. I can’t even fathom this.