Last night, the kids and I watched a short piece on 60 Minutes called “The Lost Children of Haiti”. Beautifully done, it touched on the issues that orphanages in Haiti are now facing, as well as the plight of Resteveks, child slaves in Haiti. The concern is that with the vast number of kids that can’t find their parents, child slavery will greatly increase.
Just as compelling was the story of Jean-Mark, son of Haitian pastor Moise Vaval. Vaval is the country director for Global Orphan Project. Shortly after the earthquake, Pastor Moise realized his son was missing. He also had a destroyed orphanage with hundreds of needy children to tend to.
Pastor Moise said two things in the piece that really stuck with me. When asked how he was dealing with the fear and concern regarding his missing child, he said, “’I never worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will be good, because its in God’s hands.” Because I was watching this on TV, you could clearly see the love and concern for his dear son in his eyes. His response was not born out of shock or trauma. It seemed to pour from his heart.
Sadly, they did find Jean-Mark, and the Vavals were able to bury their son. Pastor Moise said, “I was able to bury my son – which is a grace from God since so many others can’t”. Again, a response that has to born from a deep connectedness to the heart of Christ.
Having looked just the thought of death in the eye with my own child, I can admit that my response was not as Holy as Pastor Moise’s. I hope and pray if my family experiences tragedy�once again, that we can respond as gracefully and with as much compassion as this dear family. How about you?
Watch the full video here.
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