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Don’t know about you but what I’ve seen from what is going on in Haiti is “disturbing” to say the least.  It’s heart wrenching.  It seems like there are a couple responses that we could have. One, look the other way because it’s just to hard to look at head on.  Or two, look the tragedy head on and let our hearts get “wrecked” by it.  Though not the easy option I think we should choose to “enter in” and to be overwhelmed with compassion and prayer for these people. 

I remember when we visited Haiti two summers ago thinking how incredibly bad this place was.  This was before any sort of tragedy of this magnitude had come their way.  To think of  this place now and to see video and photos that represent their reality is hard to do.  Yet as Christ followers our response has to be to engage…to feel their pain as best we can from 1000’s of miles of away.  When we do I think we step closer and closer to the heart of our Heavenly Father. 

Let’s fervently pray that the name of Jesus would be made known as a result of the this…that might sound like a church answer but honestly it’s a good one.  There will be people, thousands and thousands of them that will examine their lives at a deeper level than they ever have before and many of them will be incredibly open to the things of God. 

I got a mass email from Bill Hybels today and he said this: “I have been committing myself to praying for this situation every time I eat or drink something through out my day.  It will be a very long time before any meals will be normal in Haiti.” I think he is right on and I’m trying to do the same thing.

Hi Oasis,

If you feel God is directing you to learn more about what is going on in Haiti right now, Miguel Shaul’s blog is a pretty good place to start. Just click on the link in the sidebar of the Oasis blog here to the right. Pray that this tragedy would lead people to salvation by putting their trust in our Lord Jesus!

When: Saturday January 23rd
Where: Meet @ Brookside: 6:15 PM
Pick – up @ Brookside: 11:00 PM
Cost: $10 (includes movie, ride, and pizza afterward)

I am bummed to announce that Oasis is off for tonight.  We were going to start a new series called ‘Something Real’ but we’ll do that next week…it’s going to be good so don’t miss next week!  Have a great day today…stay warm!  We love you guys!