Help Haiti

Haiti, I forgot you. I read Mountains Beyond Mountains and you changed my view of the world. And then, I simply forgot to remember that every time I ate more than one meal a day, I was rich.

And now, you lie in a rubble. Just when things were beginning to improve…as if the poorest of the poor in the world might find solid ground beneath their aching feet…you’ve been left with nowhere safe to stand.

So Bloomin’ Blog readers, what can you and I do? We can give a donation with all our heart—that means more than the check or credit card contribution that might ease your conscience—and support organizations that will quickly send relief to this small country devastated by a 7.0 earthquake yesterday as I…what do you suppose I did as the walls caved in there…answered an email, enjoyed a mid afternoon cup of coffee in the security of my perfectly equipped kitchen?

So please, stop. Think. Read. Look at the heartbreaking images. Then Give.

Here are some ways to channel your support:

Partners in Health is the organization whose growth is chronicled in Mountains Beyond Mountains. To give through PIH Clck Here.

The United Methodist Church has a long standing relationship with the Methodist Church in Haiti. Donations sent via the United Methodist Committee on Relief will go directly to aid Haiti. To give via UMCOR click Here.

In my opinion, Mennonite Disaster Services is one of the best disaster service agencies in the world. You can learn more about them and donate to their efforts by clicking Here.

Whatever you think you lack, you still live abundantly and have enough to share. I know that, because you’re reading this.

And whatever your personal journey of faith, you can stop and remember your brothers and sister in Haiti. Call it a prayer. Call it a meditation. Call it a thought cast to the universe. Just please, think of Haiti. I will try not to forget her again.

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