Comments on: Life in Haiti After the Earthquake: It Just Hurts

By: maddie

maddie — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:47:22 +0000

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Our hearts are broken, but God will amke a way for us!

By: Debbie Rollins

Debbie Rollins — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:29:40 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to write a first hand account of the good that is going on in Haiti right now, in spite of the devastation. It brings hope to those of us who have sponsored children who live in one of the areas that was devastated by the earthquake. I will not let those who are connected with me forget about Haiti while you do such meaningful work. Your message also reminds me that when the day comes again–how important it would be to sponsor a child ready to embark upon becoming a LDP student. Thank you and God Bless you and all who work to bring hope to Haiti. Debbie

By: Vinnette Allen

Vinnette Allen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:11:08 +0000

As I patiently wait to hear news about Wislande, I am hopeful that she and her family are alive and well. As sad as the reports are, it’s good to hear first hand what Compassion volunteer teams are doing and seeing. It helps me in my prayer time how to intercede specifically for everyone. I am hopeful that God is going to do awesome things and bring about a brighter future for the people of Haiti. May God keep all volunteers safe and renew their strength daily to continue to help and heal the hurting.

By: Lil Green

Lil Green — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:39:42 +0000

Oh, thank the Lord for you! I really never heard of Compassion Inter’l. till I listened last week on Moody Bible to you. My heart was so moved! You’re in my prayers and thoughts every day. Ånd this blog is an answer to my prayer. I’ve been searching for more news about the children/people of Haiti, and God led me here. Praise Jesus! My heart is with 3rd world countries, but the glory is God’s. Our basement church has been sponsoring Haitian kids since 1999 – and this event caused us much concern. We’re a small group who seek to emulate Jesus’ love for the poor, the orphans, the widows and the stranger – God’s beloved ones. My heart aches, just yearning to hear more and more of what’s going on. I’m going to share this web-blog with others I know. There is a poem God gave me for those affected by the ’05 Katrina, which I also sent to our Haitian orphans, asking them to share it with whoever they felt led. May God keep blessing you, strengthening and inspiring you and those with you that share Christ’s heart, is my prayer. Staying up this long, searching for news was worth it! God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you…. (Numbers 6:24-26). Love and prayers to all of you there and to each commenter above. I’m so elated. Maybe now, I can fall asleep. I love you so much!

By: Jill Foley

Jill Foley — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:49:57 +0000

This is so well written. That is so cool that you got to sit and talk with LDP students…just yesterday I got a call that the LDP student I was on the verge of sponsoring when the earthquake hit is alive! Praise the Lord! I’m wondering she was one you met with.

It is my hope and prayer that this devastation in Haiti will serve as a wake-up call for those of called to advocacy. The needs never go away and we must stop praying and speaking up.

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:55:00 +0000

my life changd after the earthquake i felt really bad
so i felt like donating for haiti

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:39:45 +0000

Someone in my past used to add this sentence at the end of his prayer at meals: “Keep us ever mindful of the wants and needs of others.”

Dear Lord, keep us ever mindful of the needs of the desperately poor. Encourage and guide our leaders in Compassion, giving them wisdom and foresight; those staff and others who are on the ground in Haiti; the LDP students who no longer have schools, professors and classmates; and help us find Your way to keep the dreams alive in the children and young adults in Haiti. Comfort the hearts of those whose losses threaten to overwhelm them–and Father, there are so very many of them! Bind up broken hearts and broken lives and turn every eye to You, we ask in Jesus’ name.

By: Gillian

Gillian — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:57:20 +0000

Be encouraged that those of us who are patiently waiting to hear about our sponsor children (praying hard for their safety) will not let the people around us forget about Haiti and that means our church! So, while the mainstream news may have shifted their focus, the Body of Christ may still be active! Thank you all for the work you are doing in Haiti! God bless you!

By: meganshuang

meganshuang — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:46:51 +0000

just want to thank you for sharing this touching story… we will pray for them, for there fast
recovery.. hope we still help them by donating that may help them to recover…
please contribute to the relief effort in Haiti

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:02:31 +0000

I have not lost interest in Haiti. I am still riveted–this time to my computer–for any scrap of news. I specifically asked to sponsor a child from Haiti five years ago because I knew then that Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. I learned last week that my child lives in an area not significantly affected by the earthquake but I am still praying for all the children and adults who have lost so much. I wish that I could do more and give more. Please know that I am praying.