In 1996, I spent a week in Haiti on a mission trip working in an area called the Leogane plain with an organization called New Missions. The Leogane plain a rural area not far from Port-Au-Prince. It's also not far from the epicenter of the earthquake.
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Like everyone else, New Missions lost buildings, some very critical ones too...schools, their medical clinic, offices. These are damaged beyond repair. What's worse, they also lost lives, including one of their teachers and several school children.
In "normal" times life in Haiti is its own special kind of hell. The manner in which those people suffer gives new meaning to the word poverty. Though I've seen it first-hand, I cannot imagine what life there must be like now.In light of that, I would like to ask you to consider donating to New Missions. They do incredible work feeding, clothing, educating and providing basic healthcare to Haiti's children. They also build basic infrastructure in the area in and around Leogane...for example, building wells in areas that, heretofore, had no clean drinking water.
Again, I've seen the difference New Missions makes in the lives of Haiti's poorest people. They are a long-established organization, one very worthy of your support.
I've challenged the company at which I work, Bizzuka, to sponsor a fund-raising campaign directed to our clients. I'm asking you to give as well. Yes, New Missions is a Christian-based ministry. If that doesn't synch with your belief system, then find an organization you can support and donate to them. And do it now.
The eyes of the world are now turned on the poorest, most blighted country in the western hemisphere, and rightly so. I'm very hopeful that this will mean a turning point in the future of this country.
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