I am so deeply saddened by the news and footage coming from Haiti. It seems so unfair that a country so badly affected by extreme poverty is hit by yet another natural disaster of such severity.

I have spent the entire day thinking about what I can do … probably not much in a ‘hands on’ way, but I can give generously to the many appeals that are happening right now. A financial sacrifice on my part is the least I can do to help my brothers and sisters in Haiti who have been left with absolutely nothing.

This isn’t the time to try to figure out why bad things happen to some and not to others. This is a time to be practical and give whatever we can.

I can’t begin to imagine the anguish and suffering so many are going through right now … I can only hope the world responds to their cries.