When we arrived at this school in Haiti, it was shocking to see the condition of it. To see the floors collapsed on top of each other, with little benches crushed between them makes this reality all too real! Thankfully there were no children or teachers inside when the earthquake hit. Here is the way it used to look....
While we were there one of the dads climbed down onto the top roof with a hammer and began to pound the concrete. My heart ached for his hard labor, as I watched him slam the hammer down as hard as he could, then have to stop and rest a minute. This is a terribly hard way to tear this building down. By the time we were ready to leave this site, he had torn out a section of the roof. It was very unstable and unsafe, I prayed he would not fall, or any accidents would happen to these precious men working on this destroyed building.
Do you really have anything to complain about today? Please pray for the people who are working so hard to overcome this devastation this very day. While you are reading this..... hammers are jolting hands and arms and shoulders as they struggle to break slabs of concrete down.
Here is the view from the pastor's house overlooking the school. My mind goes back to the heartbreaking event of the terrible hour our own church project collapsed so many years ago. I remember the feelings of despair after working for so many years to build it - and have it nearly complete, only to see it destroyed in moments. I weep for them... I know what they are feeling.
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