This passage reigns true in Haiti. Now more then ever. The people had a hard life before the earthquake but they managed. Now their suffering is very much being tested. Many, many Haitians are displaced throughout the county side, with no homes or jobs – they are living with family or lucky to have a tent on the side of the mountain top. But still they love life. They praise God for what they have. They enjoy visits from family and friends and strangers and welcome them.
I was joking about how many people can ride a tap-tap (a joke told to me from a friend); the answer – 1 more. How many people will we visit on the country side on our walk to the lake; the answer – just 1 more. And how many people do we feed when we have food; one more. Isn't this the way Jesus fed the thousands with so very little food. He just kept sharing and said one more. All those who are weary come to me and I will give you shelter – HOPE – Truly Isaiah's words in 40:31 are never more true than in Haiti. God bring them refuge – let them soar on eagles wings so finally, finally they may live in a world where they are not weary, they will not be faint and they will have peace. This peace, the true peace and meaning of Shalom. Peace in and through you our eternal Savior. And when, when they feel the true peace of your Shalom - They will know love and they will share it with just one more, maybe one more American, one more Sri Lankan, one more Korean. And that suffering of the Haitians will lead to the salvation of the world.
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