QUOTE: “At the beginning, everybody was alert [about the situation in Haiti], but now things seem to be shifting in a different direction. The problem is still there, and I feel it is my responsibility to go back.” —Guy Francois, pastor of First Biblical Baptist Church of Palmetto, Fla., after he struggled to gain support for a missions trip to Haiti . Francois, who is from Haiti originally, has had trouble raising funds and getting interest from medical volunteers for the two-week trip. He fears that other events, such as the BP oil spill, are distracting Americans from the continued plight of the Haitians. According to the AP, 1.6 million people in the country are still living under tarps, and less than 2 percent of the rubble has been cleared in Port-au-Prince. Conditions are getting worse now that the rainy season has begun. [bradenton.com, 7/6/10, baltimoresun.com, 6/2/10]
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I think it's just the economic times where money isn't as available as before. As missionaries in Peru we are seeing this ever so strongly in the fewer teams coming to work with us, a decrease in support and project funding and a greater need for missionaries to find ways of bringing income into the home sadly taking away from the call our Lord has placed on their lives. Haiti is not the only country in devastation. The needs are great all around the world ye the laborers & almighty dollar are few. Pray the Lord send out the laborers! Quote
We have a number of close friends who are ministers who live in the region and told us that most of the money that was sent never got to the churches or the people. Sadly, many corrupt people view disasters as an opportunity to line their pockets with cash.
Be careful who you entrust with your money, remembering that simply throwing money alone at a situation does not solve problems. Quote
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