Haitian Red Cross volunteer Jean Zacharie delivers first aid to 1 month old- Deborah Fatima, mother died in quake. Photo: American Red Cross/Talia Frenkel
In a world that at times seems so unfair in it’s random acts of nature, Haiti felt the devastation this past Tuesday in the form of a massive earthquake and aftershocks that leveled the foundation of an already impoverished nation. The fact that over 50% of Haitians live on less than $1 a day is a fact that many of us cannot comprehend or begin to imagine. From this nightmare that has tallied a reported 100,00-140,000 estimated deaths reveals the true nature of humanity. A flood of donations, volunteers and desperately needed help is exponentially siphoning in from all over the world.
I watched tonight’s news as an American physician was checking on the comfort of hundreds of severely injured children waiting for supplies to arrive. One teenage girl who suffered major injuries was pleading for help. Noticeably upset, all the physician could do was to make her as comfortable as he could. This is when the girl put her hand on the physician’s forehead and calmly stroked it while she said in French, ‘it will be okay, things could be worse’.
Our donation has been sent but one question that came to mind after clicking the ‘confirm’ button was what will credit card companies do with the huge profit from all of the online donations? My hope is that they too will join the world in saving Haiti.
UPDATE: Credit Card Companies Waive Fees For Select Haiti Charities
American Red Cross Photo Essay:
http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_haiti_video_landing
If you can, please donate today:
American Red Cross
UNICEF
http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=1023561
World Vision
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