The most recent is the catastrophic earthquake, intensity 7.0 that hit Port-Au-Prince Haiti. This was followed by more than 20 aftershocks. According to CNN, a hospital collapsed followed by other buildings. United States, through its Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton offered international aid. Haiti's European partners in Brussels are expected to help immediately.
What breaks our hearts are the faces of the wounded, the children, the mothers who are shown running and looking for their other loved ones. Since Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, we, from the Philippines, know too well what happens when not much is expected from the government but from generous people who come to their aid.
The next news that tugs our heart is the slow recovery of the dead bodies that have been trapped in MV Catalena, the boat that sank last December. There were 5 bodies that were recovered.
What breaks our hearts are the hidden faces of the families who must still be painfully waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be found. This is complicated by the fact that the bodies will have to undergo forensic investigation to find out the scientific data who the dead bodies are.
Then there is the second hearing of the Ampatuan murder case. While Mayor Unsay Ampatuan gives attention to the pain caused by the handcuffs; the families of the victims hold their breaths as the details are now said in court. Already, the narration of the prosecution's witness is denied by the defense as can be expected. At least, the case has taken off. In the meantime, demonstrators demand that the hearing be seen on tv because 57 families and the whole country hope to hear firsthand what is being said.
What breaks our hearts are the tensions and anxieties of many parties which want justice given sooner than later. When there is an attempt from the lawyers to disprove what has been said by the witness because he seemed sure that his clients are not guilty,our hearts bleed. When those who lost their wife, husband, children, friend, sit in court believing that when everything is done, justice will be theirs.
We pray less of news that breaks our hearts and have more of news that makes the world more the creation the Maker has envisioned it to be and become.
What breaks our hearts are the faces of the wounded, the children, the mothers who are shown running and looking for their other loved ones. Since Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, we, from the Philippines, know too well what happens when not much is expected from the government but from generous people who come to their aid.
The next news that tugs our heart is the slow recovery of the dead bodies that have been trapped in MV Catalena, the boat that sank last December. There were 5 bodies that were recovered.
What breaks our hearts are the hidden faces of the families who must still be painfully waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be found. This is complicated by the fact that the bodies will have to undergo forensic investigation to find out the scientific data who the dead bodies are.
Then there is the second hearing of the Ampatuan murder case. While Mayor Unsay Ampatuan gives attention to the pain caused by the handcuffs; the families of the victims hold their breaths as the details are now said in court. Already, the narration of the prosecution's witness is denied by the defense as can be expected. At least, the case has taken off. In the meantime, demonstrators demand that the hearing be seen on tv because 57 families and the whole country hope to hear firsthand what is being said.
What breaks our hearts are the tensions and anxieties of many parties which want justice given sooner than later. When there is an attempt from the lawyers to disprove what has been said by the witness because he seemed sure that his clients are not guilty,our hearts bleed. When those who lost their wife, husband, children, friend, sit in court believing that when everything is done, justice will be theirs.
We pray less of news that breaks our hearts and have more of news that makes the world more the creation the Maker has envisioned it to be and become.
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