Japan. Are these peoples lives pieced back together yet? Absolutely not.
Haiti. Even longer ago, yet still so many without homes, sickness still controls and death is an ever-present fear.
Just a few days ago, a Silverton High School student died in a tragic farming accident. He was 17.
I have 4 friends in the last 2 years who have lost babies during pregnancy.
The famine killing so many in Somalia is still continuing. Children are still starving to death.
Devastation rocked the east coast just today.
And here I sit in my still standing house, food in my fridge, family healthy, loving husband, safe from any hurricane or earthquake, safe from any disease. At times, like today, I feel helpless. Almost guilty. I look around at all the unnecessary niceties in my home, wondering if that money could've saved a child. I want to fix every situation, save every human, solve every problem.
Most of the time, we forget, though. We go on with our lives. The thoughts of those suffering don't cross our minds until it hits a little bit closer to home. I don't think that we need to constantly dwell on things that we can't control, but I think its something that we shouldn't continue our lives without understanding we are a rare, blessed people.
Consider the money spent on frivolous things that could be sent to the Red Cross or other organizations. Consider the prayers that could be said and the time spent.
“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people." Psalm 82:3-4
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