Hope For Haiti Now

Tonight we were moved by the television special Hope for Haiti, which was not only coordinated on very short notice, but carried live by upwards of 25 of the largest television networks. It literally dominated the majority of our basic cable package. Large, well-known entertainment moguls used their presence (and some used their own finances) to start a movement that will no doubt put Haiti back together over time.
In our lives so far, this is the largest show of this kind we have ever seen.

And we were really happy to see people come together. Tragedy always unites.

On the radio this morning I heard a caller ask the host that “If there is a God, how could He let tragedies like this happen?” Tonight at home we were discussing this inquiry. It is strange for me to think that I might have asked the same question to someone at some point before today. Perhaps I don’t even remember asking it. It is funny and ironic to be in a position faithfully now and to understand the perspective that accompanies it.

What could seem like a tragedy from one perspective could easily be seen as opportunity from another. God definitely uses times like this to touch people’s hearts. He creates scenarios like this to change our lives, literally. How many of us could honestly say we would even be thinking of Haiti on a typical Friday night in America?

But the unfortunate you say. People have died – lots of them. People are hurting. Some are suffering. Some lost. I am not discounting them. Do you not think God is taking care of them? Do you know how easy this is for Him? There is so much positive coming out of this situation – certainly it outweighs the negative.

NPR reported earlier in the week that $88 Million dollars had already been donated to the Red Cross. Keep in mind this figure is a) just an estimate b) only represents Red Cross donations and c) is from earlier this week and definitely before tonight’s television show mega-marathon.

We can only imagine what the people of Haiti have to look forward to.

We live every day looking for hope. Whether you believe this or not, or whether you even want to believe it, you cannot make it through a single day without some type of hope in your life. We understand the importance of hope.

God bless the people of Haiti. God bless us all.