Living Water for Haiti

The value of something is often dictated by the scarcity of it and the demand for it. In Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area, the simplest of things are quickly becoming of the greatest value. Food, water, medication and clothing are extremely scant in a city that has an overwhelming demand. As I hear of the devastation that the precious people of Haiti are experiencing in the aftermath of this horrible earthquake, I am reminded what Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well.

"Everyone who drinks this water (from the well) will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13-14)

As Christ-centered relief volunteers and resources flow in massive amounts from churches in the coming days, I am confident that lives will be saved -- not only from physical death due to disease and hunger, but eternal death due to the anointed assistance given with love and compassion in Jesus name. I pray that the "spring of water welling up to eternal life" will be in as much demand as any fresh water that can temporary satisfy physical thirst.