Please Pray

I think that it is time that I addressed a very serious issue. The earthquake in Haiti. I know, I know. It's the only thing we hear about, but it's also a great chance for people to bond. Tragedy brings us together.

For example, a young woman from my town is currently missing in Haiti. She was there with about 11 others for school. I with I could tell you her name, but because I'm a minor and very paranoid, I can't tell you where I live. Her name and my location go hand in hand.

She was staying in a hotel, and it is very possible that the hotel fell apart and she is still underneath all of the rubble. However, after about ten days there is no way she can still be alive. I'm being a realist. She was helping to feed the poor, and if she has passed away it only adds proof to the saying "only the good die young."

My whole town is dedicated to her, and praying for her safe return (besides my Atheist friends, who I hope are hoping, too). She's been on the morning announcements at my school, there is a Facebook group with over 5,000 people in it that are praying for her, and she made the national news. People in my town are putting up yellow ribbons in front of their houses to show that they are praying for her safe return. We've talked about it extensively in my Reading class (they separate Reading from English in my school).

I have never been so proud of my community. I hope that somehow, with some miracle, she can come home and see how dedicated we are and how much of a difference she has made in uniting our town. From the things I've heard about her, that would really mean so much to her.

God is doubtful to me, but if she can come home after no food, no water, nearly crushed, and with injuries from scratches to crushed limbs, I know that there must be some kind of a greater force that watches out for people like her.

PLEASE PRAY FOR HER SAFE RETURN. Not just her, but pray for the safety of everyone who was left homeless, hurt, or without the basics.