Did God abandon Haiti?
No, say its people of faith — and there are many here in a place without much beyond faith. The earthquake was a sign of God’s presence.
So, it should be no surprise that on a narrow street choked by debris, outside a church with a shattered ceiling open to the morning sky, what was left of the congregation of Haiti’s Second Baptist Church stood in a courtyard and waved their hands in the air and shouted, “Victoire! Victoire!”
Victory.
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RNS: Quake shakes, but doesn't tumble, faith of Haitians
Did God abandon Haiti?
No, say its people of faith — and there are many here in a place without much beyond faith. The earthquake was a sign of God’s presence.
So, it should be no surprise that on a narrow street choked by debris, outside a church with a shattered ceiling open to the morning sky, what was left of the congregation of Haiti’s Second Baptist Church stood in a courtyard and waved their hands in the air and shouted, “Victoire! Victoire!”
Victory.
Read the whole article.