Saturday, January 16, 2010

Dearest God,

Who does not anguish for our sorrowing brothers and sisters in Haiti? Who does not shed tears for families torn apart by the devastating earthquake? Who does not mourn for the dead and pray prayers for the living?

I spoke with a woman tonight who is coordinating efforts to get supplies to Haiti by Tuesday or Wednesday this week. As a nurse she's traveled to the country 11 times doing wound management. She returns in two weeks.

Lord, I am returning her stories back to you. She calls them miraculous. The Chapel Hill United Methodist Church desperately needed a truck to carry supplies to Florida where they will be flown to Haiti. Someone called U Haul. They discounted it 50%. Another person paid the other half. They needed drivers to leave on Monday or Tuesday for Florida and immediately return. Within 20 minutes they had four drivers. When they needed funds to fly the supplies from Florida to Haiti, someone offered $10,000. That's just one miracle story. There are many others.

O God, when our hearts beat in rhythm with your own, you open doors to compassionate love. You give us opportunities to participate in your miracle work. You put us in the right place at the right time with the right people.

Heavenly Father,
your people
hurt so much
right now,
beyond my
own imagination.
Thank you
for swinging doors
that open
and close
as needed.
Thank you
for connecting us
to your
needy children,
our human family.
Thank you,
dear God,
thank you.

Love, Andrea