"...do something for others"

I am brought to tears as I scroll through the photo gallery of the disastrous conditions in Haiti provided by the NY Times. Witnessing this devastation through photos is the closest link I can have in order to get a glimpse of what's going on down there -- copious amounts of rubble from the buildings, piles of waste to add to that, a desolate place barely livable before the earthquake and even worse after the fact.

"We must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others," Martin Luther King, Jr. said in one of his sermons. This is being lived out as Belgian emergency workers, Russian rescue workers, French rescue workers, and American troops team up to provide aid and help to these Hatian people who have nothing left. I am so thankful for all those involved in contributing in some way to providing relief.

I especially feel for a fellow floor mate here at school -- her family is from Haiti. Due to the disconnection and complete isolation that Haiti has during these times, she still has yet to hear if here mother has survived the quake. Not knowing if my family is alive or not would be unbearable and I cannot even begin to imagine how that feels. My heart goes out to her and her family.

Viewing these photos make me realize how fortunate I am and make me want to extend a reaching hand to those who are barely hanging on. In order to do such, the most helpful thing I can do is pray. Pray for those who are providing aid, that they are filled with God's strength. Pray for those Hatians, that they are comforted in knowing that God's love is unfailing and that He will provide. Pray for those who have family in Haiti, that they may trust in the Lord that everything will be okay.