Earthquake in Haiti

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Two days ago, Tuesday January 12th 2010, Josh and I celebrated our 8 month anniversary. Unknown to us at the time, a natural disaster of horrific measures was waging war on the world's poorest nation. At this point the death toll is at half a million, and frantic, frightened, desperate survivors are still streaming through the streets looking for loved ones, looking for water, looking for help. This was not a human made disaster, the ones looming over us threatened by ego-hungry trigger-happy country leaders. This is the way God made the earth. I'm sure many of the survivors are asking the same question, "why?". But I don't think anyone knows exactly why He decided to make earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados... Many people speculate what they believe is the reason, one prominent explanation being that it is God's way of cleansing the earth. Evidence of this is true in the Bible. Noah did build an ark to be saved from the flood. A flood that God told him He was setting upon the whole face of the earth to cleanse it from it's wicked state. So is that what God is doing when he sends natural disasters our way? I don't know. If that is His intention, does He know that with the wicked there are also many many righteous lives that have been lost too? I'm sure He does. God knows all, and He is in control of all. He has a purpose for all of us here on this earth. I do believe that before we come to earth, we are also fully aware of what our path may be - what circumstances we will live with and how we will eventually leave earth again. And we agree - WILLINGLY! If He had told me that my path on this earth was to die in a natural disaster in order to teach millions and millions of people humility, I would have agreed without a doubt to take my place in His plan. Wouldn't you? Those innocent people who have lost thier lives will be exhaulted. Don't fear for them. They are probably already sitting at the feet of our Lord, having eternal blessings bestowed upon them.
Below is one man made tragedy that did occur with this disaster in Haiti. Below are two photos of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince. One magnificent work of architecture now lays in ruins. The world will miss it.
Thank you to all of the people who have already come to the aid of the survivors. I pray that help will find each and everyone of them. Please continue to give.