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As you know, I’m an Advocate for Compassion International.  We have a sponsored child in Tanzania, Africa and were in the process of selecting a child in Haiti when the earthquake happened.  Compassion is there, updating through their Facebook, Twitter, and Blog pages.

Below is a video from President Wes Stafford.  This shows the heart and vision of Compassion and is a personal update from Wes.  For those  of you who have sponsored children in Haiti, you will definitely want to see this video.

In a bit of GOOD NEWS, one of the Compassion US staff, Dan Woolley, was rescued yesterday after being trapped in an elevator shaft for 60+ hours at the “Hotel Montana” in Haiti.  Dan had just arrived in Haiti with a contractor team for the Child Survival Projects (CSP).

So I have struggled on whether or not I should even weigh in on the big “Pat Robertson” saga.  Not that my opinion matters.  But then again, I think that I do have some insight.  Is it fresh and new?  Probably not.  Has someone already blogged it?  I’m sure.  I just need to get this off my chest.

#1.  Use Discretion.

There is a time and place for everything.  In all fairness (I guess I’ll get flamed for this pretty heavily), there is some wisdom in what Pat Robertson says.  If this whole “pact with the Devil” thing is true (there are plenty of sources denouncing that this ever happened, including some who are devout Christians from Haiti) there could be a huge degree of spiritual oppression.  I believe in spiritual oppression and that it can affect a person, a city, a state, or an entire country.  I also believe there can be freedom from such oppression.  Regardless, you don’t need to sling this in the face of a country who is in devastation and crisis.  Our response should be of love and compassion, not shame and judgment.

#2.  Blow It Early, Lose it Late

I suspect that 90% or more of the people who have commented on Pat Robertson’s remarks never watched the entire clip.  (I have the clip above, as long as the source is available).  Most people heard a sound byte or saw a tweet or a blog comment or a headline … and made their judgment.  It’s clear from the comments that Read more »

Lots of emails and calls today about the earthquake in Haiti.  As you know, Haiti experienced a terrible earthquake yesterday.  We recently had a “Compassion Sunday” in our church and we sponsored a BUNCH of kids from Haiti.

Haiti needs our help, more than ever.

Sponsor a child in Haiti, or visit Compassion.Com and make a donation to their Disaster Relief Program.