How to Help the Haitian People

This past weekend, many celebrities have been raising money to help out in the Haitian relief effort in the midst of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake nearly a couple of weeks ago. Also President Obama asked former Presidents Clinton and Bush (43) to organize an endeavor to help with the Haitian relief. It's been very difficult on the Haitian people since the earthquake took place. There's probably been untold thousands of people that have been pinned underneath all that rubble and the death toll is already in the thousands. President Obama also promised aid to the Haitians as well. There's no doubt that America is a very generous country when it comes to helping those that are in need. America has come to the aid of many countries over the years and decades. We helped Sri Lanka and those countries that were affected by the tsunami in 2004. America has been sending aid to Haiti for a number of years but their plight continues to worsen. Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere. I believe it's Biblical and proper for America to help the Haitians. However, how much of the money that's been raised for Haitian relief will actually go toward the Haitian people? That's a great question. Many of the millions that we've given in aid to Haiti in years past has went towards their government. The corrupt potentates in Haiti have pocketed that money. Therefore, those that really need help don't receive the help that's needed.

I believe America should help earthquake-stricken Haiti, but we need to be cautious and certain that any money or supplies that's distributed to Haiti goes toward the Haitian people and not the government. I was listening to Bill O'Reilly's talking points this morning as I was headed to work. He was mentioning some different ways in which America can help Haiti. One of the methods he mentioned was for America to rule Haiti. However, he mentioned that wasn't very feasible but basically he was saying that government is too corrupt to rule the Haitians. I agree with that. In listening to O'Reilly's talking points, I came up with a few of my own ideas.

First of all, we need charitable organizations and churches to send aid in the form of money, food, and supplies to begin with. The Haitian people need direct relief when it comes to the physical necessities of life. They need temporary shelter where they're living. The second thing that needs to be done is for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be preached to them. Hopefully, there's a few Christian missionaries which can preach the gospel to them. Haiti is definitely a harvest field. The most important thing we can give the Haitian people is the gospel. It will make a huge difference there. With the predicament that the Haitian people are in, it would be a great time to preach the gospel there. There's no telling how many people could be saved as a result of this catastrophe. The Haitian people have been in darkness due to the voodoo religion that's been practiced there. The Haitian people have been impoverished as a result of their religion. The Haitians will never receive the help they need as long as they practice voodoo, which is of the Devil.

Another thing that needs to be done is the U.S. government needs to stop sending aid to the government of Haiti. It's the Haitian people who we need to be sending aid toward. The corrupt government shouldn't be given another dime. The government of Haiti has received federal aid for years and they've done nothing but horde it upon themselves. The United States has no business in trying to prop up corrupt governments. It's a shame the U.S. will send aid to Haiti when in reality it's a waste. However, our government is obsessed with throwing U.S. dollars away and they'll throw it at corrupt governments who enslave their people.

I believe the U.S. military needs to assist in relief efforts as well as to try to maintain some sort of civility. I don't believe the U.S. needs to involve itself in nation-building. That's the last thing America needs to be doing. Unless the Haitians turn to God and turn away from their religion, there's nothing that can be done to improve that country. Voodoo is of the devil and the country of Haiti has been impoverished as a result. What will help the most is to see the Haitians forsake their religion and turn to God. Only then can the trend go upward for them!