Comments on: Reflections from Haiti

By: Matthew Bolton

Matthew Bolton — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:53:21 +0000

Here is a further reflection I wrote, following my most recent trip to Haiti:

“Reflecting on the joy and sorrow that rain brings”

http://www.examiner.net/opinions/x645472692/Reflecting-on-the-joy-and-sorrow-that-rain-brings

By: Kathy Wingard

Kathy Wingard — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:08 +0000

Thanks for posting this Michael – I look forward to the next installment. I appreciate your feelings of guilt for the great divide between those of us who live even quite modestly in our privileged worlds compared to those in these areas of great poverty and want. Although the needs seem overwhelming, we must be in the business of doing what we can. Your reporting helps us gain a little more understanding.

By: dhowlett

dhowlett — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:19:50 +0000

Wonderfully written posts, Matt! I really liked your opening vignette to the “The Question of Reconstruction or Development.” Having worshiped on one Sunday with the creole-speaking CofC church in Montreal(a group of mostly Haitian immigrants), I could imagine the style of worship you described. And I really liked how your richly descriptive scenes led into a simplified, understandable point about international development. A lay person like me (who has never taken a class on int’l dev) can really grasp the tensions you highlight in your posts. Writing can be a real ministry. Thanks for sharing!