Disaster
Hope Realized as Miners Rescued
As I write this post, nearly half of the trapped Chilean miners have been rescued. The thirty-three miners were trapped on August 5th 2010 when the main ramp into the San Jose mine in northern Chile collapsed. CNN showed live video of the rescue and a live tracker on their front page displaying the number of people rescued so far. Similarly, in...
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Katrina: Faith Lost & Found It’s been five years now since the wind and rain of...
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Compassion Still Needed Six months ago a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake left nearly a...
Not all disappointments are created equal. Tim Horton's in Canada recently brought back their "Roll Up the Rim" promotion, where by rolling up the rim on your cup of coffee you can win one of millions of free food prizes, or even computers or cars. But more often than not you won't win anything, and seeing "Please play again" is sure to be mildly...
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Our shock has subsided. The sad images of the despair in Haiti move into the daily routine of our newscasts. The heart -wrenching photos that keep coming are in danger of becoming the "wallpaper" of our day- to -day awareness. Wallpaper catches the eye as we enter a room. Its color and design grab our attention and we take note. Yet as we become...
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"I am 10 days old after my new birth." "Perhaps this catastrophe is also a new birth for Haiti." Random radio searching while driving today brought this remarkable perspective from a Haitian who has survived the major catastrophic earthquake in his country. It’s an interesting thought. There is always pain before a new birth. Yet a new...
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News media is always looking for the next big story. Even as more aid continues to arrive and the people of Haiti struggle to begin to rebuild, there is so much more that needs to be done. So in the coming days and weeks, I want to encourage you not to forget the people of Haiti in your hearts and prayers. The death toll is now nearing 200,000....
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On January 12, 2010 a devastating earthquake hit Haiti just a few miles south of the capitol. The US Geological Survey reports that the initial quake registered 7.0 on the Richter scale, with aftershocks registering as high as 5.9. The Richter scale considers 7.0 a major quake and notes that at 5.9 even the aftershock “can cause major damage...
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Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood - the largest US military base in the world, home to about 40,000 troops. The commander...
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My sister had a 9:00 a.m. appointment at the World Trade Center. On September 12. Since September 11, 2001, I've often wondered what might have happened had her appointment been a day earlier or the terrorist attacks a day later. I could have been walking the streets of New York City with her picture. What were your feelings that tragic...
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