People amaze me, they really do.
There’s been a tragedy in Haiti. How have you responded? Have you pledged some sort of donation? Gone out to help? Said ‘thats a real shame’ and then thought nothing more? another response?
I’m a member of a photography forum where Haiti was mentioned. Some of the responses shocked me. One response asked ‘why should the UK donate anything’. Another asks why even bother to donate any money/ help – their reasoning being twofold: We’ve been putting money into Africa for years and the problems still exist; and Haiti has been run by incompetents for years so why should we jump in?
These are responses from 2 adults in a seemingly civilized country? What happened to looking out for your neighbour? I wonder how they’d feel if their country was devastated and the world stood back and said ‘We can’t help, we have our own problems, deal with it yourselves’.
Please don’t be like these folks, have a heart and show some concern for the people of Haiti, sure they’re not the only ones suffering at the moment.
Check these sites out for ways that you can help, and, if all else fails, pray!
http://www.dec.org.uk/
Jonathan Blundells Blog post
Peace Out
Chris,
its shocking to hear of such selfish responses. I am praying but I am also in a position to make a financial donation and so I have. I know not everyone has spare cash and so it can be difficult for some – which is why our donation was larger than normally we would give. And I thank God that we could do that.
No doubt there will be opportunities to do more and I will. Haiti must be a living hell at the moment and my heart aches for the people there.
So yup, money, prayers and whatever else I can do.