I'm quite aware of the disater that recent struck New Orleans, Louisiana but it didn't quite hit me until last night. I watched Oprah's coverage of the medical and rescue missions she did and I was horrified with the current condition of the state and its people. There were numerous homeless, lonely and teffiried people, majority of which were african americans. I saw poor children, helpless elderly folks and thousands of adults who are still hoping they would find they're relatives somehow.
It was really a heart wrenching scene! The entire city was completely devastated - furnitures and cars floating on dirty water, wrecked houses and buildings and even corpse lying practically everywhere. The ressetlement areas are packed with injured people, some of which are even left in the morgue to die there because the volunteers sees no hope in them anymore. People are literally walking on the freeway to find a better place to stay in. Helicopters were used to move survivors to relocation sites making family members difficult to find. I was crying the whole time while watching this and only God knows how much I pity these people.
Yes there are rescue and medical missions but its not enough. Most of which are from volunteers like Red Cross and some non-goverment organizations. Some artists and actors even lend a helping hand. I came to a point where I wondered what their Mayor or Governor are doing at the moment about this current catastrophe. Where did the natural calamity emergency fund lead to? I know we can't do anything about natural disasters but with the inhabitants of the city, this would've never happened if they were relocated earlier before the hurricane struck. I also imagined what would happen if majority of the hurricane victims were white americans. Would their goverment still wait for this kind of tragedy to take form before they make a move? I strongly believe that this is not the perfect time to use poor judgement to discriminate anybody. We are all human beings for crying out loud!
It reminded me of the typhoons we had which also led to some loss of lives and property. I asked the Lord not to let this kind of adversity happen to the Philippines. A powerful and rich country wasn't able to 100% overcome this catastrophe, what more in a third world country. Let us just thank God for each passing day we have. Please do not wait for a disaster to take place before we remember calling His Name.
Too bad I can't do anything to help them out. All I did was pray for the souls of the people who died and for the betterment of those who are still fighting to survive. When you read this post, please include them in your bedtime prayers for me.
jheng
blabbered @ 1:06:00 PM
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