Posts Tagged With: Haiti earthquake
Remembering a Day We’ll Never Forget
On this day two years ago, the Haitian people cried out in unspeakable pain. It’s a day I will never forget—and I know the Haitian people will never forget it either. January 12, 2010 began like any other day in Haiti. There was nothing remarkable about it at first. Children went to school, parents went … Continue reading
Remembering
When Cross International was launched more than a decade ago in South Florida, we began the majority of our overseas ministry in Haiti—only 90 minutes from Florida’s shore, yet the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Today we continue to work with many of the same partners we first sponsored in those fledgling years. Together … Continue reading
God’s Answer
I’ve visited Haiti three times since the January 2010 earthquake. Though I’ve interviewed more people than I can even remember off-hand, I still feel that awful pang in my heart when a child tells me they lost their parents in the earthquake. One child who said those words to me was Charna, who I visited … Continue reading
Political Change in Haiti
“Tet Kale” is a Creole phrase with a double meaning: “shaved head” and “all the way.” But as the campaign slogan of Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, Haiti’s president-elect, it also implies a third meaning – change. A preliminary vote count this week handed Martelly a clear 68 percent majority, setting him on course to become … Continue reading
Clinging to Faith
In the midst of his suffering, Job cried out to the Lord in despair and even anger, emotions most people can easily relate to. What Christian hasn’t felt that God has tested him or her with what we think are unreasonable hardships? Job, too, believed the tragedies that happened to him—the death of his children, … Continue reading
Haiti Still Needs Our Help
Just nine months after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, the country is facing another deadly challenge. In the last week, more than 250 people have died from a deadly outbreak of cholera and more than 3,300 have been infected. Haitian and global health authorities fear that the highly-contagious waterborne disease could spread to the more … Continue reading
A woman’s enduring faith
“It’s not money that makes you rich; it’s the power of God and love in your heart.” This advice was more than a mere platitude coming from Sedillia Guerrier, a 63-year-old woman who knows firsthand the sting of poverty and the miraculous power of God. When the Haiti earthquake struck, Sedillia’s house collapsed with her … Continue reading
Reaching Out to Orphans in Haiti
Amidst the tragedy of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, God worked through his people to offer a helping hand to children in need. One such person who interceded for God was Gladys Thomas, director of a multi-faceted ministry in Port-au-Prince that includes an elementary school, School of the Good Sower, and an orphanage, Haiti … Continue reading
Gospel Power
Have you ever wondered why we call Good Friday “good”? A brutal scourging and execution would normally be considered a very bad day, to say the least. But for believers, that bad day was the hope of mankind. It was the day Christ took on the penalty for our sins so we could have everlasting … Continue reading
Providence in pain
Romans 8:28 is one of those Bible verses that is easier to believe when life is going well. But when tragedy comes our way, that’s when we really need to hear that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him.” This verse was a recent focus of our morning devotions … Continue reading
