Many of us have been reeling from the devastation we have seen in Haiti that was caused by last week's earthquake. I spoke with a pastor friend in Miami yesterday, who told me that they are indeed quite involved with trying to console, encourage, and help the many Haitian Christians there who have relatives in Haiti. Then in today's paper an article quoted a Haitian pastor here in the Lancaster area, Willy Besson, who serves Salem Pentecostal Haitian Church in Earl Township. Pastor Besson, addressing his congregation yesterday, said there was no point in trying to answer the "Why" question (Why did this happen to Haiti?). He said, "This is God's way of showing us that He is in control of everything. You never know when death is coming. It could come for me on my way home today. All you can do is keep Jesus in your heart at all times so you are ready when he comes for you."  -  A good word, not only for that congregation, but for all of us!

P.S. - The article had pastor Besson's address and phone number, as they are trying to fill a trailer with items to help the Haitians. You can look it up, or call or email me and I will give it to you if you care to help them with this ministry. The church may also need about $11,000 to ship the container to Haiti if the pastor cannot find anyone willing to provide the shipping for them. And here is the address of the article in the Lancaster News online - http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/247620