Monday, December 15, 2008

Life in Haiti

Life in Haiti

We take so much for granted here in America, our homes, furniture, carpeting, electricity, and water are just a normal part of life. Now imagine all of that gone and in its place a 12 X 14 foot house made of woven sticks and mud. The thatched roof is full of spiders, tarantulas, and 3 inch roaches. There is no furniture, no electricity, and no water. Even the floor is just packed dirt. Your bed is replaced by a woven mat. Take out all the screens and window glass and replace it with a crude shutter. If you have a door it is hanging crooked and would do little to keep out an intruder. You have no car, no bike, and probably no shoes. You have no job, no unemployment check, or any other government support. You have no bank account, no credit cards and no money. You have no refrigerator or ice. The water you have to drink is polluted and full of all sorts of bacteria. There is no food in the house. You are hungry and so are your children who are probably sick, naked, and infested with parasites. And there is nothing you can do about it. The word hope is not in your vocabulary. This is just a normal life for many people who live in Haiti. They are truly the “least of God’s children” living a life of faith and dependency on God just for the basic necessities of life. There are probably not another people on earth who understand the prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread” as do the people of Haiti.
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