Thursday, April 09, 2009

Last night I had a chance to meet a group of people from a local church who are working with a community of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic. I really admire the fact that first of all they are concerned about some folks living in some really difficult circumstances, and second that they are thinking about and wrestling with the best way to reach out to people in need. It was a chance for me to learn and also to be encouraged.  So often, you see kind of the opposite, that is, general indifference, or people trying to help without thinking it through and doing more harm than good. If you've taken first aid training you know about this concept; people trying to help an accident victim and causing even greater injury. 

1 comment:

Natanael Disla said...

Last week I found another group who is working with haitians living in Dominican Republic. They are a Bible Popular Reading group who focuses on reread the texts and compare them with their actual issues and experiences.