No Need Too Great

Several Rivers of the World (ROW) staff have some unusual names. We have 3 and Wuk, to name a few. Now, we have our great friend who comes from the Baptist faith, Jack. Naturally, we call him Jack The Baptist. Hey, it works for me!

Jack The Baptist stopped by my office recently to pick up a satellite phone prior to departing for the Dominican Republic to work with our partner, Pastor Pedro Kery Johnson in Barahona. ROW has a medical clinic, church and fresh water system in Barahona. We are being inundated by the poor folks from Haiti who need medical care, shelter and food.

At the end of January, Jack The Baptist traveled to the Dominican Republic where he spent nine days capturing images and stories of the Haitian people in need. Even though it has been almost six weeks since an earthquake struck Haiti, the needs of the people are still tremendous, and will be for years to come. Would you consider adding the people and country of Haiti to your daily times of prayer? Pray that through all the donations of food, water and supplies, along with the generosity of the volunteers on the ground in Haiti, that the people are given a hope that sustains them in their darkest hours.

May the people of Haiti discover that there is no need too great that is beyond the reach of God. I pray that they realize too that those who put their trust in the Lord will be blessed, as stated in Psalm 146:5-6:

“Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—the LORD, who remains faithful forever.”

Whenever you have a problem that seems too great for you to handle, pause for a moment to reflect on the fact that the same God who created the universe and all that is within is the same God who cares for you.

Category: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Hope