Thinking of Others

Here I complain that my kids don't eat their veggies, and other children hardly HAVE a slice of bread a day; I complain that my kids don't drink their milk, others hardly have a glass of water. I complain that they don't want to go to bed, others don't have a bed. I complain that the house is a mess of toys, other places are rubble and devastated.
And we have the privilege of raising our two children, while others can't afford it and have to send them to the orphanage. ...this list can go on an on and on...
We are thinking constantly of the people in Haiti in these hard times and can't even start to comprehend their sorrow and suffering. We feel we can't do much to help, but are so thankful for those who are going there to help those poor people, doctors and not only.
I realize more than ever how many reasons I have to be thankful and how I take many things for granted. And I realize more than ever what is the most important thing to have in this life. Our friends in Haiti have a deep joy in their heart, in spite of their natural difficulties, and this experience brought them even closer to God and helped them to value more the spiritual values they have, which are eternal. And we value so much those who are willing to go with the Gospel in any part of the world, no matter the cost. Now they are a big help there for those who need it, spiritual and natural. We pray for all people there.

Uneori ma plang de copii ca nu mananca destul la masa, dar alti copii deabia au o felie de paine pe zi, ma plang ca nu isi beau laptele, iar altii deabia au un pahar cu apa. Ma plang ca nu vor sa se culce, iar altii nu au pat. Ma plang ca au imprastiat jucariile in toata casa, si altii sunt inconjurati de daramaturi.
Si am privilegiul sa imi cresc copiii, in timp ce altii nu isi permit si isi dau copiii la orfelinat.
Ne gandim mult la situatia dezastruoasa din Haiti si cati sunt azi in suferinte. Simtim ca nu putem fi de prea mult ajutor, dar ne bucuram de cei care se duc acolo sa dea o mana de ajutor, doctori si nu numai.
Imi dau seama mai mult ca oricand cat trebuie sa pretuiesc ceea ce am, si in acelasi timp ce e cel mai important in viata. Prietenii nostri din Haiti (pe care nu i-am intalnit niciodata) au bucurie in inima, in ciuda experientelor grele prin care trec acum. Ei sunt dovada cea mai buna ca nu ceea ce detinem in sens natural ne face fericiti. Ceea ce au ei in inima nu poate fi daramat cu nimic si tine pentru totdeauna, ei au experimentat o apropiere de Dumnezeu mai mare decat pana acum. Ne gandim la ei in fiecare zi si la toti de acolo in nevoie. Si le multumim si celor care sunt dispusi sa vesteasca evanghelia chiar si in acele locuri, indiferent de conditii, si sunt acum trup si suflet pentru cei in mare nevoie. Sunt convinsa ca Dumnezeu va rasplati tuturor celor care si-au sacrificat viata pentru El.