by Jennifer Louise Johnson
St.Joseph has collapsed but the joy remains,Father Michael's laughter so real,
everyone hoping for no rain,
As the children are all safe in Jacmel..
Marcel still hoping for help in Citi Soleil,
Covering his family in tarps to pray,
Wishing for a safe haven to find,
and a restful piece of mind..
While people fight for water and food,
others are forced to move off their land,
Praying for salvation and justice,
as the tide moves the beach sand..
Moving his family miles from his side,
Cajuste thinks about friends who died,
Keeping his faith and commitment strong,
as he tries to resolve what went wrong..
Aid ,security,and food distribution,
Trying to give aid to the Haitian nation,
While bodies are decomposing in buildings,
Political control is needing humanity reforming..
Sofia is thankful her children are safe,
Keeping her spirits held high,
As people gather around a Voodoo tree,
at Myriams compound,singing and praying..
Haiti has many stories to tell the world,
Justice needs to come to Haiti,
Haiti has seen their share of injustice,
it is time for the world to see..
From slavery,warfare, hunger and disease,
extreme poverty to political ciaos,
mud pies to land slides,
and the inflation of merchandise cost..
This is a cry for humanity,
Not to just see, hear , and think,
But an act of kindness and compassion,
For the world to share in this moment..
To bring nations, race and religions,
To rebuild a land that once had promise,
God once said, "moved and done away with"
then this is my hope for Haiti list..
To rid the injustice, Hunger and Slavery,
To rebuild the land,rebuild politics,
Open the eyes of every man to see,
Help the people and those that are sick..
This old man stopped me before leaving,
Stared me in the eyes,and said
"Do not give them a fish, but teach them how to fish.",
To work with love,you must use your heart..
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My message about this poem:
Do not look away and say it is not our problem,
Do not close your ears and deny what you have heard,
Open your heart to the endless possibilities that man kind can and must see through..
Open your heart to Haiti, and help make a difference..
Remember, you don't have to save a million lives, but saving one is just as well..
Jennifer Louise Johnson
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Hello. My name is Jennifer. I started this blog to document my trip to Haiti. I am the review page and future page coordinator for PINP . My trip to Haiti will start on December 6th, 2009. I will be updating posts, pictures and videos ;as often as possible. I do want to share with the viewers and followers that I am worried.. and at the same time excitingly anticipating this trip. I feel that we all need to help those in poverty in anyway possible. I heard warnings the other day...like: Don't go outside after 6pm, watch your feet when walking anywhere, Talk softly in the slums, out of respect?..and a few other important hints. I do want my viewers and followers to keep in mind that I have never left America, except two trips through Canada to return to Alaska and if you can count Hawaii?? not exactly..so my main hope is to be able to find out what the people need for their futures, ways to help PINP , work with the staff for PINP and to see for own eyes the situations effecting Haitian people, their culture and most importantly their future. This is your personal invitation to follow me through a nation that has so many beautiful people, in serious life threatening living conditions. I hope that it helps bring awareness to the situations that PINP is working hard to resolve, and hopefully there is a moment when it connects you with someone that you will see, and personally want to start a relationship with , and if you feel that you are ready to make a relationship with someone from a different place then yours and help build that relationship with a child slave, mother with starving children or to help a child go to school , this is a way to personally start a partnership- a friendship ; please visit, www.pinpartnership.org . I also would like to mention that my partner is Naser Gardy, I have been his partner since May. I have received letters, video's and we have built a strong friendship from such a distance apart..the beautiful thing that is going to happen is - we will meet face to face for the first time. I will be posting video's and picture's as often as I possible can..which makes me excited to finally have the chance to meet him. Welcome to my blog. I hope you join me on my journey to understanding poverty , helping PINP and seeing a real meeting of true partnership.````````````````````
If you have any questions, comments or are interested in learning more about PINP and ways to help please contact me directly at: genisenow@hotmail.com , my name is Jennifer. Thank you once again for looking at my blog today.