There have been some terrible stories coming out of the appalling tragedy in Haiti. But there have been some good stories too.Like the story of the two-year-old boy who was buried under rubble for two days. After rescuers dug him out, his little face broke into a smile when he saw his mother waiting.
Like the story of the man who waited for days outside the ruins of the bank where his wife worked, refusing to believe that she was dead. After several days, rescuers got her out almost unscathed.
Like the story of the 3,000-member Church of God in Port-au-Prince. There were 250 people in the church building when the earthquake struck. All but six escaped. Despite having lost the church building and her home, the church's pastor, Pastor Janet, said the Lord told her the church's work must continue. Services were being held in the open air at the tent camp for the homeless. People were accepting Christ even before the preaching began.
"Everyone in our church has been fasting since the day of the earthquake," she said, "asking the Lord to restore our nation so that we can be a light for Jesus."
There is one more thing that needs to be said. Wealthy Saudi Arabia sent a letter of condolence to Haiti. By contrast, Israel was one of the first nations to offer help. Within three days, little Israel had 220 people arrived in Haiti - rescue experts, rescue teams, dog handlers, a crowd of doctors - with a complete field hospital, with operating theatres, x-ray equipment, ventilators, monitors and who knows what else. Within two or three days, the field hospital had treated hundreds of injuries and delivered three babies.
Israel, you will remember, is the nation that was accused of deliberately targetting civilians and deliberately killing children in Gaza. Think about it.
