i carry a very heavy heart todaynot only with thoughts of Haiti & the suffering & loss the people there are experiencing...
i can't stand the thought of children being separated from their parents - lost, scared, maybe trapped or worse! Haiti is high on my prayer list today...& i'm hoping it is on yours as well!
but also today...
my best friend's dog of 14 years was hit by a car & killed,
a co-worker is moving her mother into a nursing home,
a good friend prepares to go into the hospital tomorrow for a hysterectomy,
a fellow blogger is in the hospital waiting while the doctors try to stop her from going into preterm labor
the only comfort i find today is in prayer...comfort in knowing that
we are all in God's hands!
of course we'll experience problems in life...but if we go through them while knowing God, we can react to them with a different perspective...with a strength that is not our own...no problem is bigger than God! he is bigger than all the problems that can hit us, and we are not left alone to deal with them!
8.We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9.persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
3.Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4.who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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i'm sure by now that if u are feeling led to help with disaster relief in Haiti, u've found avenues to do so already...but i wanted to share some here as well:
1 of the fastest/easiest methods is to send texts...
text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5
to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund
or
text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10
to the Red Cross Haiti Relief
these text messages have already generated millions in donations! it really is a quick & easy way to help (donations will be charged directly to your phone bill for both organizations)
other ways to give immediate assistance:
Doctors Without Borders
International Red Cross
enter Pioneer Woman's generous 'giveaway' today
most importantly:
PRAYER
i promise u - it produces results!
3 comments:
Sending love and prayers to everyone. xoxo
the images are haunting especially the children. lots of praying today.
Haiti is still heavy on my heart and mind too, I can't bare to watch the media coverage anymore, it just leaves me feeling so sad. And helpless.
I've had a few rough months, and without a doubt more to come, it sucks. I wish your friends all the best.
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