I have seen it in Facebook status, Twitter updates, email forwards and blog posts. The "cliche" Pray For Haiti is everywhere I go.
In profile pictures, website introductions... everywhere...
and it's more than beautiful.
I found out about the storm when sitting with my mom on her hospital bed. (She is recovering, but please keep her in your prayers...) I felt my phone vibrate and the Twitter update, sent via text, came through. It was from my friend Aegis (currently in Haiti with the Hands and Feet Orphanage), in all-caps stating that they were OK but a 7+ earthquake had just hit, and there was a lot of destruction around them. Seconds later the Twitter update from her husband Mark stating the same. I stood up, in shock, and immediately shared the info with my family in the room.
My sister Morgan and I had talked about going to Haiti on that trip... our tickets weren't purchased and our bags weren't packed, but it gave us the thought, "What if we were there?"
Within minutes of those Twitter updates, I got so many more. Almost everyone simply stating, "pray for Haiti" or "I'm praying for Haiti." Some even saying, "Hanging out with my friends, still praying for Haiti."
Shortly after the news came on and we were informed about the earthquake by anchors. It was crazy... as the night progressed seeing more and more updates from Twitter, Facebook and the news... the storm was serious, lives were at risk and all I could do was pray.
I'm not there, if you're reading this you may not be there so all we can do is pray.
As time has gone on there have been more and more people saying to pray for Haiti. There are also numerous websites with opportunities to donate to Haiti - also amazing. All of the bad slack and reviews social networking websites receive should be reevaluated. It isn't the amount of people on Facebook, it isn't the fact that Twitter exists, it's how we choose to use technology itself.
I have seen it in Facebook status, Twitter updates, email forwards and blog posts. The "cliche" Pray For Haiti is everywhere I go.
In profile pictures, website introductions... everywhere...
this is the most beautiful cliche.
Mark Stuart is one of the founders of the Hands and Feet Project.
https://www.handsandfeetproject.org/home.php
- Jamie-Grace
1 comment:
You're right about your statement: "It isn't the amount of people on Facebook, it isn't the fact that Twitter exists, it's how we choose to use technology itself."
That's really powerful, and so incredibly true. I must say that it is heart-warming that the internet allows me to see the entire world is praying for people who are really in need right now. Hopefully this is only the beginning and we can start doing more with not only natural disasters but poverty and third world countries as a whole.
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