I saw the pictures and my heart broke into a mosaic of pieces. Haiti's earthquake rattled me to the core. Seeing people sit on the ground, covered in soot and blood. An old lady looking catatonic. A young woman with half her body under rubbles, looking at the camera. The man with a mangled left leg. The National Palace in shambles.
Photo taken by Daniel Morel, a Haitian photographer in the midst of Ground Zero. Originally uploaded to Twitpic here.
The pictures made it feel like it happened in my backyard. I sat on Twitter and read first person accounts of the devastation from people in the midst of Ground Zero, like RamHaiti. Each tweet I read was an SOS. I wanted to cry.
The island of Haiti is devastated. I pray for its recovery. I pray that the country can rebuild. I pray for the people there. The lives lost.
Wyclef Jean's organization, Yele Haiti, is raising money for the victims. Please donate here. I hope the world stands up and hold Haiti up while it buckles.
Bloggers Unite for Yele Haiti
To my fellow bloggers. Let's use whatever influence we have to generate support for Haiti. Add the Yele Haiti banner to your homepage with a link to the donate page. If you need the html code, I can email it to you. You can also text ‘Yele’ to 501501 to donate $5 to YELE HAITI.Much love to SoundSavvy for jumpstarting this.
P.S. If you've joined in to place the Yele Haiti banner on your blog, please leave a comment here with your blog link and name. I want to create a list of Bloggers who united for Haiti. Thanks!
