We walk to the sink and turn on the faucet
Out pours cold or hot water
Sometimes we have to wait for a half-minute
If we want really hot water
Such an inconvenience
I received a letter from a mother in Haiti
She has to traverse two miles of rough terrain
To get to a small stream to fill her container
Then two miles back to her “dwelling”
She boils the water and then adds grass
And weeds to make a soup for her three
Children suffering from malnutrition
She prays that they will sleep in the
Lean-to shack she has made with the
Remnants of her last home, ruined by
The hurricane. An adult could not stand
Up in the three-sided hut. She has to watch
For spiders and snakes, let alone mosquitoes.
She has deep faith in Jesus and prays to Him
Often, thanking Him for all He has provided
She is sincere and puts to shame those of us
Who have so much and take it all for granted
We seldom take the time to thank our Jesus
Haiti is one of the fringes that we were
Instructed to go, to take care of those in need
We should be focusing on this and supporting
The Haitians with food, clothing, and money
We spend needlessly to decorate our churches
Children could be making all the decorations we need
Our unspent money would be sent to Haiti and
Other places described by Jesus’s words fringe
Which gifts would help relieve the misery
Time to turn the water off and be sure to give thanks
Stanski
April 24, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 