Louis Pasteur once said,
I shall call the boy in prison Kara and the other other one Abbel. Kara and Abbel were born in abject poverty lacking in food, water, medical care, clothing and education. As they grew up, the two boys were inseparable. They played together, walked together and sometimes got into trouble together. One day, Abbel received help from a good Samaritan and went on to get education. The help was not enough for his friend too. Kara roamed the streets, never went to school and out of desperation engaged in criminal activities. By the time Abbel was in the University working on his bachelor's degree in commerce, Kara had been arrested for robbery with violence and put behind bars.
On the hour of the earthquake Abbel left his office, where he worked with an International Humanitarian body in Port-au-Prince, to attend to some business at a local bank. Immediately he received the cash from the bank teller, the building started shaking. He rain out in panic and standing outside, under the high-tension cable, the 35 seconds earthquake left untold loss of life and property. He survived the earthquake and immediately rushed to the very community he grew up in to attend to the needs of those affected by the devastating earthquake.
A good Samaritan saved Abbel's life on deciding to sponsor him through Compassion International. Little did this good Samaritan know he was rescuing this boy for 'such a time as this'.
On my recent trip to Haiti, I ran into the reality of many Karas roaming the streets having lost their parents in the earthquake. I ran into three kids roaming the streets. They did not attend school and worse of all, they had no one to turn to. One boy told me his parents died in the earthquake and he survived by digging out of dumpsters.
Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, needs help. Child development through sponsorship is the surest way to tackle poverty easily and faster. Lasting help will come in human development as the adage goes, " If you want to plant for a season, plant grains, if you want to plant for a century, plant trees but if you want to plant for a lifetime, plant people."
Reconstructing the environment in Haiti will rarely change the people but reconstructing the people will definitely change the environment. Touch a life today in Haiti and redefine the future of the country.
Be inspired by the tenderness of these children and come to their rescue.
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| Chatting with Haitian street children outside the collapsed presidential palace following the January 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200, 000 people. |
"When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments: tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become."
A friend recently shared a story of two boys who grew up in the same neighborhood but fate found them in two entirely different places when the January 12, 2010 earthquake hit Haiti. One was languishing in prison paying for his crimes while the other was helping communities respond to the earthquake; he was helping with the vulnerable children of Haiti. What brought this darkness and light difference? Find out.I shall call the boy in prison Kara and the other other one Abbel. Kara and Abbel were born in abject poverty lacking in food, water, medical care, clothing and education. As they grew up, the two boys were inseparable. They played together, walked together and sometimes got into trouble together. One day, Abbel received help from a good Samaritan and went on to get education. The help was not enough for his friend too. Kara roamed the streets, never went to school and out of desperation engaged in criminal activities. By the time Abbel was in the University working on his bachelor's degree in commerce, Kara had been arrested for robbery with violence and put behind bars.
On the hour of the earthquake Abbel left his office, where he worked with an International Humanitarian body in Port-au-Prince, to attend to some business at a local bank. Immediately he received the cash from the bank teller, the building started shaking. He rain out in panic and standing outside, under the high-tension cable, the 35 seconds earthquake left untold loss of life and property. He survived the earthquake and immediately rushed to the very community he grew up in to attend to the needs of those affected by the devastating earthquake.
A good Samaritan saved Abbel's life on deciding to sponsor him through Compassion International. Little did this good Samaritan know he was rescuing this boy for 'such a time as this'.
On my recent trip to Haiti, I ran into the reality of many Karas roaming the streets having lost their parents in the earthquake. I ran into three kids roaming the streets. They did not attend school and worse of all, they had no one to turn to. One boy told me his parents died in the earthquake and he survived by digging out of dumpsters.
Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, needs help. Child development through sponsorship is the surest way to tackle poverty easily and faster. Lasting help will come in human development as the adage goes, " If you want to plant for a season, plant grains, if you want to plant for a century, plant trees but if you want to plant for a lifetime, plant people."
Reconstructing the environment in Haiti will rarely change the people but reconstructing the people will definitely change the environment. Touch a life today in Haiti and redefine the future of the country.
Be inspired by the tenderness of these children and come to their rescue.
Jimmy,
ReplyDeleteSuch true words. How more clearly defined can it be.... one child at a time. Each person that is given hope in turn, brings light and hope to their community.
Sponsors have such a hard time understanding how their sponsorship of "one child" could have such a profound impact. I am reminded of the saying, "Little is MUCH, when God is in it!"
The church that you are about to speak to in Lexington, KY has a broken heart for the people of Haiti. I know that God has been preparing their hearts for months for the words He would have you speak to them. I am praying for you. May their broken hearts bleed into action for His children.
Debbi Akers