Comments on: Debt, Dictatorship and Disaster – A brief history of Haiti

By: Bernie

Bernie — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:46:45 +0000

.ps. I do like the lyrics to your song. Seeing the farming in the video I was reminded of another thing: I was surprised to learn elsewhere in your blogs that most farmers in the world are women. Teaching mothers to be self-sufficient is of course a good thing. But I wonder what will happen to their sons and daughters if the humanitarian effort is to nourish, but not to teach and train, so that the next generation has a leg up? How many decades have we been providing humanitarian aid, only to find that years later, the now-grown children are no better off than their mothers? There’s got to be a better way…

By: Bernie

Bernie — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:27:01 +0000

Hi Steve, as a self-described liberal, it’s not surprising that you would consider Pat Robertson anathema. However, promoting Rex Murphy’s vitriol does all your readers a disservice and effectively stoops to Pat’s level.
If you’re inclined towards a less knee-jerk reaction and, I dare say, a more accurate history, kindly take a gander at the following site, and I quote: [M]any Haitian Protestants today find the history of the Bwa Kayiman [Voodoo] ceremony offensive and believe that this was the exact historical moment when Haiti was “consecrated to the Devil.”
(see: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2010/02/18/haitis-pact-with-the-devil-some-haitians-believe-this-too/)
I was born and raised in Africa. I’m convinced that a significant component of the plight of the poor we encounter around the world today is also a spiritual poverty. Clearly there are humanitarian solutions. But after their bellies are full and their beds are made, ultimately, people need the Lord Jesus Christ in their heart.

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By: atmomiran

atmomiran — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:58:25 +0000

What is happening in Haiti reminds many natural disasters that happened in my country (Indonesia). Instructions for emergency response for countries that are in natural disaster-prone zones like Haiti and Indonesia is required. So as to minimize casualties.

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By: Dave Jaworski

Dave Jaworski — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:55:55 +0000

Steve,

Well stated my friend! I agree with the sentiment expressed that we are to feed the hungry and serve the poor. God will judge. We are to love.

On another note, I too have had tendonitis over many years and am praying for your RSI injury to only be temporary and quickly healed.

Blessings to you in your travels!

Dave

By: Bud Yoakum

Bud Yoakum — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:03:25 +0000

Hi, Steve. Saw you sing in Dunstable Church, Dunstable, Mass a few years ago. You’re 100%, here. Jesus’ instructions to us did not tell us to qualify those we help as deserving, but to help those in need. So whether or not the Haitians ‘deserved’ an earthquake is irrelevant and incredibly arrogant of us to even consider. Jesus said, ‘Feed the hungry,’ (my paraphrase), not, ‘Feed the hungry whom you think deserve feeding.’ And He continued to say that when we deny help to the marginalized, we are denying Him (Matt 25). God bless you, Brother…….Bud

By: Sarah Enns

Sarah Enns — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:33:26 +0000

Thank you Mr. Bell.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:51:25 +0000

Thanks for this blog Steve. So great to get the history. My wife’s family were missionaries in Haiti and there are still many there she knows.

Leaving about Haiti just helps me understand more what she is going through and what the people are going through.

I posted the link to your blog on my Facebook page. Hope that is okay.

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