{"id":1460,"date":"2010-01-15T08:40:25","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2010-01-15T08:41:14","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T12:41:14","slug":"haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=1460","title":{"rendered":"Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti became very real for me yesterday. \u00a0Just like many of you, I have followed the news of the awful devastation caused by the earthquake that hit this island nation Tuesday afternoon. \u00a0I have prayed many times for the people of Haiti and even took time to mention Haiti in chapel on Wednesday so that our students would know to pray and know that we are working on some opportunities to serve the people affected by the earthquake. \u00a0I thought I was pretty sensitive to the whole thing. \u00a0Until yesterday.<\/p>\n

I went to my daughter’s school to pick her up. \u00a0Late in the afternoon they combine classes so that they can clean some of the other rooms. \u00a0I went in to her classroom to pick up her bag before retrieving her from the class next door that they had moved to. \u00a0When I went in her classroom, one of her teachers was in the room cleaning. \u00a0I greeted Ms. Rosalind and asked how her day was. \u00a0With a smile on her face, she said “not so good.” \u00a0I normally ask how she is and she always says “great.” \u00a0I stopped and asked what was wrong. \u00a0She said, “I am from Haiti.”<\/p>\n

My heart immediately hurt for this woman. \u00a0I asked her if her family was alright. \u00a0She said that her mother had just flown to Haiti on Sunday for a visit. \u00a0Rosalind said she had heard from her brother that her immediate family was alright but that many extended family and friends were missing. \u00a0She told me that her brother is a teacher in a night school. \u00a0He was running about 15 minutes late getting to school on Tuesday evening. \u00a0As he was getting out of his car, the earthquake hit. \u00a0He stood in the parking lot and watched his school full of teachers and students collapse. \u00a0All of the floors crashed into each other and landed in a big pile on the ground. \u00a0He immediately ran towards the school and tried to help pull people out. \u00a0Had he been on time to school, he would have been on the third floor in a classroom towards the middle of the building and most certainly killed.<\/p>\n

As Rosalind poured out her heart and her stories to me, I couldn’t imagine what she is going through being here in Acworth and knowing that her family, friends, and her country are dealing with such sorrow. \u00a0She is a very sweet lady and I am disappointed that I had never before asked where she was from. \u00a0She has a thick accent and I just assumed she was from the Caribbean and I moved on without asking. \u00a0She cares for my daughter during the day while I am at work. \u00a0She has indicated to me on several occasions that she is a Christian and for that I am extremely grateful.<\/p>\n

After we finished talking, I walked into the next room to pick up my daughter so that we could head to the grocery store and then home to eat with our family. \u00a0My heart physically hurt as I held my daughter because I knew that many parents in Haiti rushed to daycares and schools begging God that their daughters and sons would be alright…only to walk alway empty handed. \u00a0 Please pray for Rosalind, her family, her friends, and her country today. \u00a0And then…click the Compassion International banner below and donate towards the relief efforts. \u00a0Once you have felt the hurt in your heart, ask God to help you see how you can turn that hurt into a message of hope for Haiti.<\/p>\n

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