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One Love
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| Posted 1/13/2010 8:46 AM (GMT -6) |   | | Lord have mercy! Spirit, show us how to respond!
The powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti "destroyed" much of Port-au-Prince, the country's first lady reported, as the widespread devastation in the country's teeming capital came into full view Wednesday as dawn broke.
"We talked with the first lady of Haiti last night, at least our consulate general in Miami did," Raymond Joseph, Haitian ambassador to the United States, told CNN's American Morning, referring to Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour.
"And she said that she was all right and the president was all right, and most government officials were all right because this thing happened after hours, and most of the government buildings that have collapsed, collapsed after the employees were out."
But "the bad news is that she said most of Port-au-Prince is destroyed, and she's calling for some help in the form of a hospital ship off the coast of Port-au-Prince, just in the same way that the United States had helped us in 2008 after four hurricanes hit Haiti in three weeks."
The United States was the first to offer help after the quake hit Haiti on Tuesday, Joseph said. He told reporters at the Haitian Embassy in Washington that it is crucial to assess the condition of the airport at Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, so aid can start coming in.
"God has given, God has taken away," he said, urging that the living must be the priority right now.
While there was no clear estimate of the dead and wounded as dawn broke Wednesday, the U.S. State Department had been told to expect a profound loss of life.
"The only thing I can do now is pray and hope for the best," Joseph told CNN on Tuesday night, shortly after the 7.0-magnitude quake.
The International Federation of the Red Cross estimated that 3 million people were affected by the earthquake.
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One Love
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| Posted 1/13/2010 9:25 AM (GMT -6) | | | about Jen. I was thinking the same thing. I don't know for sure, but I think she's in the States per this picture taken this past Friday. (Seen in Greg's blog) It seems that they were doing a fundraiser for a Haiti ministry. That's Jen on the right in the NDY shirt, I believe.
As I heard from Greg this past Sunday, he was set to go to Haiti in a coupla weeks. Man...
Lord, have mercy. (ad infinitum)
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One Love
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Tom
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| Posted 1/13/2010 1:24 PM (GMT -6) | | Piper, from Sweeet & Bitter Providence (video):
“Life is a winding and troubled road, switchback after switchback. And the point of biblical stories is to help us feel in our bones and not just in our heads, that God is for us in all these strange turns. Often when we think that God is farthest from us or has even turned against us, the truth is that he is laying the foundation for greater happiness in our lives.”
D, who is Piper talking to? Who is he assuring? When Piper says, the point of biblical stories is to convince us that God is for us, who is “us”? In fact, who is the “us” through his quote?
Exactly…the “us” is the “elect,” and ONLY the “elect.” What about MOST of all human beings who have and ever will exist? Is God “for them”? Hell no. Does God lay the foundation for greater happiness in their lives? Hell no. He perfectly plans and decrees the most perfect agony imaginable for them all.
Yeah, we all agree God’s “involved.” Hehe. 
Tom
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Corey
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| Posted 1/13/2010 2:14 PM (GMT -6) | | | Words are inadequate here.
Estimates of the number of dead from yesterday's quake in Haiti are now running into the hundreds of thousands. Post Edited (Corey) : 1/13/2010 1:18:03 PM (GMT-6) | | Back to Top | | |
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One Love
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One Love
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| Posted 1/15/2010 1:09 AM (GMT -6) | | I was reading more about Pat Robertson's words on CNN (he's getting mad flak right now!)...and all of a sudden this Scripture came to mind. It really hit home to me. And I would hope that it would hit home to Mr. Robertson or anyone who feels the way that he does...
Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
Instead of speculating on how sinful Haitians must have been for this to happen, it seems that people who follow Christ could take this tragic time to REPENT FOR THEMSELVES to God, praying for his mercy on ALL of us sinners. For unless we do, we are perishing anyway.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, please, please have mercy on us.
Cry for mercy WITH us, Mr. Robertson. You need it, too.
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One Love
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| Posted 1/15/2010 7:21 AM (GMT -6) | | | For you, Tom...
What Now
January 14, 2010 Length: 6:40
Fr. John uses the thoughts of St. Nikolai Velimirovich to reflect on the tragedy in Haiti.
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To Remember God
January 09, 2010 Length: 7:23
The simplest and sometimes most difficult task of the Christian life is to remember God: always, everywhere and at all times. Fr. Stephen looks at this simple practice that lies at the heart of the Orthodox faith.
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Dealing With Brokenness In The World And Hope - Part 2
June 01, 2008 Length: 28:26
Fr. George uses the Gospel reading of the healing of the blind man to illustrate how pride can blind us to the Love of God.
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