The Haiti Disaster

I've been watching the aftermath of the Haitian earthquakes and am to the point of being almost numb to the devastation.  When you see the pictures of the dead and injured 24x7 it's almost desensitizing.

I think what brought the situation into focus for me was a young lady from here in Washington state who was down in Haiti working with orphans.  Although her roommate was able to escape and make her way back to the US, 22 year old Molly Hightower was killed and her body recovered two days after the first quake hit.

By all accounts this remarkable young woman was a blessing to all with whom she came into contact.  Never having met her I was still deeply touched by her tragic death ... she had such a passion for life and for working with people and I have no doubt that had she lived she would have done absolutely great things.  As a father I can't imagine having to wait two days to find out if one of my children was alive or dead and my heart goes out to the family as do my thoughts and prayers for their eventual acceptance and gradual recovery from this horrible life shattering event.  We all are indeed the poorer for Molly's loss.

I suggest that we all look within ourselves to determine what we can do to help the survivors of these devastating quakes.  After all, as humans we are all indeed one family.