After the earthquake in Haiti last Tuesday, it is now being reported that at least 100,000 people are believed to be dead and many more are injured and hurting. Continue to pray for the people of Haiti, as well as the many relief organizations who are attempting to bring aid to this devastated country. If you are interested in making a financial contribution to the relief efforts, a list of relief organizations is provided at this link. You may also contribute through the Red Cross or through FEA Ministries (also called Hope International Missions) in Hobe Sound, Florida.
The main thing to remember is to make sure that if you donate funds you are donating to an organization that you know about and trust. Unfortunately some people have taken advantage of this tragedy and may try to set up fake internet sites that seem to offer a chance to donate funds to Haiti but are not legitimate.
January 21, 2010 at 8:42 am
There are many at this point in time that will point out that the suffering and misery occurring in Haiti will negate the existence of God, since “an all-powerful, all-loving Creator will never let this happen”. If he does, they say, he is either not all-powerful, not all-loving, or downright evil, and any one of those will prove that God does not exist.
As a fellow Christian (who has done his own research and found biblical and philosophical answers to this question), I am curious to understand what your answer would be, and if you feel comfortable sharing that on this blog. In particular, I have been reading a book called “God’s Problem” by Bart Ehrman (a distinguished biblical scholar in his own right) which raises this very issue, albeit being a more recent and more thought-provoking way.
Thank you for your blogs, and God bless.