Haiti Is More Generous Than the United States

----Just a small glimpse at the total devastation of Port au Prince, Haiti----

Back in 2005, Haiti gave the US $50,000 dollars in support of Katrina victims. That is almost DOUBLE (as a percentage of total GDP) what the US is giving to Haiti to help with the earthquake. Not to mention the loss of human life in Haiti will be 25-50 times that of Katrina.

But doesn’t the US’s $100 million sound a lot more generous than Haiti’s little $50,000.

Yup.

But not to everyone…

I’m reminded of a story about Jesus. One day he decided to carefully watch who was putting what into the “donation coffers” of his day. He sat quietly while the big, important, high income people made a pompous showing of their gifts, being careful to let everyone know just how much they were giving.

Then came this little widow, perhaps embarrassed to drop in her two small coins. This was too much for Jesus. His exuberance bubbled over into a little speech.

“This poor widow has put in more than everyone else! For they gave out of their abundance, she out of her poverty.”

So why can we not afford to match the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere?

We are too busy spending money to help ourselves out of our self-dug hole. If we could learn to spend less than we earn, we might one day be able to attain Haiti’s level of generosity.

If you would like to join me in giving towards helping Haiti, I would encourage you to go to www.worldhope.org. The founder is a personal friend and I have worked with them around the world.

FYI -it would take the average American giving $0.28 to match the US Government’s generosity as a percentage of income. Let me encourage you to give much more than that!

For reference, also see “The Angry Malaysian”.