Regular readers know that my husband and I are survivors of the 7.6 earthquake that struck the northern areas of Pakistan and Kashmir in October 2005. To experience an earthquake, yet alone one of that magnitude, makes an impression on your life that will almost certainly never be forgotten.
Which is why my heart is heavy for the people of Haiti today. I know firsthand the shock and horror they have experienced---and continue to experience because the aftershocks torment, keeping one intensely on edge for days. I see the same expressions on their faces that I saw in Pakistan, the wide eyes unable to register the crippled, unrecognizable but familiar world before them.
Like the people in Pakistan, many people in Haiti had so little to begin with, even before yesterday's earthquake. They need our help urgently. Here are links from NPR and MSNBC that list charitable organizations that are working in Haiti. Additionally, donations can always be made to the International Red Cross here. Give as much as you are able. And then say a prayer.
