From Eleanor Shepherd, whose husband Glen was recently in Haiti delivering medicine and supplies as well as volunteer medical personnel:
Every Friday in my regular early morning prayer time, I pray for several countries specifically. One of them is Haiti.
On the morning of January 8th, I felt particularly burdened as I prayed for that country. Usually, I use the Scriptures as a guide when I pray. That Friday morning, as I prayed for Haiti the verse that I read was from Acts 4. The Contemporary English Version says in verse 30, “Show your mighty power, as we heal people and work miracles and wonders in the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”
I found it a beautiful image but had no idea how significant it would be just a few days later, after the earthquake hit on Tuesday, January 12th. Does that mean that I think God orchestrated the earthquake that caused so much pain, suffering and grief for the people of Haiti, so that these gracious deeds could be done?
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I was visiting someone and opened up a conversation about Haiti and they said they didn't care what was going on over there, as I continued, I said I knew someone there and that changes ones mind. I had just discovered that my pastor and his wife arrived one hr before the quake. That woke me up and I started praying hard and asking questions to God and made a few phone calls. They made it back to Calgary 5 days later to tell their story. Our church will never be the same. We will all be touched by the quake in Haiti. What my pastor said that touched me the most was this: find someone who is from Haiti and help them out. Now I ask people where they are from, because I care. We don't know why these things happen but we can step out of our comfort zone and show that we care.