By John Christenson
Originally posted by John on January 16, 2010, at 10:56am
Please take a moment to watch this video, presented on the Hearts Together For Haiti website even before this weeks devastating earthquake.. This is the local organization I would be going with, should I discern that it is indeed God's will for me to go to Haiti the end of February... Please take a moment to listen.. These poor people NEED help... They had barely anything even before the earthquake.. What do they have now?
Heart Together For Haiti
Please remember the 3 young girls and 1 worker from this orphanage who died this past week in your prayers...
I want to help and I feel that I can help! I realize just this week I came on the forum asking for prayers because of personal health issues, and perhaps it may seem contradictory that I would even think of traveling right now to a foreign land to jump into such a terrible situation under these circumstances but the truth is, I can help..
Look, here's the thing... Unlike many capable adults who perhaps would love to come forwards to volunteer but simply cannot because they are 'bound' to home, work, relationships, etc... my situation is a bit different.. Yes, I have 2 teenage children who I love dearly and thus could not or should not be gone for a very long period of time, however, weeks down in Haiti would be feasible... I am self-employed with very little work that seems to only come in here and there in spurts and never enough to even say I have steady work.. I live at Don Bosco Home and have responsibilities here.. However, a replacement to help out here while I am gone should be easy to obtain if this be God's will, He will provide..
I want to help! And I feel God pushing me to go help! I have 20 years experience in hands on building that can be extremely useful down there once the clean up and restoration begins... As for my health? Well, the other day was a wake up call that I simply need to take better care of myself... Diet, routine, and exercise.. Whether I am doing it here in Canada or down in Hiati there should be no difference.. And as for my eyes? I'm no blinder now then I was two months ago or even a year ago, and if I do end up blind, well, then we cross that bridge when we get there and again, I see no reason why I should allow that to prevent me from helping where I can help...
The way I see it, if everyone in the world said, "Well, I have this going on, or I have that going on" and thought this way, no one would be down there at all trying to help.... If Mother Teresa worried about "this or that" she would have never went to Calcutta.. This is where I am at with it... This is where my heart is.. To go and help where I can help... Most people have strict ties that bind them to 'home' and cannot simply go down there no matter how much they may want to... I have nothing stopping me from going, at least for a 'duration' and I really feel called to go help...
Continuing in prayers...
God bless, John
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