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A Pastor’s Thoughts on the Earthquake in Haiti

During our visit to Haiti, the fact that we had to depend on hitchhiking to move around proved that the SPIRIT of GOD was leading our steps.  We made it from our town of San Juan to Port-au-Prince on free rides, not knowing when the next bus would come or where they would take us, but trusting in HIS control over our movements.  After being dropped off near the heart of the disaster, the presidential palace, we walked about 1 hour straight to a church building.  An old map helped little in knowing exactly where we were, but a man came soon to us and, greeting us in English, introduced himself as the pastor of the church.  We decided, along with Pastor Michel, to tour some of the heaviest hit neighborhoods, and see the greatest needs first hand. With little gas in his tank, and a city-wide shortage of fuel, it was an act of faith.  And it didn’t take long to witness all our hearts could take.  This is how one man put it: