From the SCC Philippine Unit

Thanks to Sister Maria Dolores for this reminder that there are many ways to aid those who have been affected by the Haitian earthquake:

From our Philippine Unit:

There is much suffering, family loss, shortage of water and food at present in Haiti. Since we at Margaretha Home are not able to send material relief or used clothing to Haiti ( as we did with the Ondoy victims), we thought to offer and give them spiritual relief.

All of us - the blind girls, the housemothers and staff and the Sisters - offer our afternoon merienda or snack or coffee break, and the amount saved was used to offer a Mass for our brothers and sisters in Haiti, who are suffering very much. We had a Mass offered for them in our Margaretha Home Chapel this afternoon. A bottle of water helped us to remember our thirsty Haiti brothers and sisters, including the volunteers, who are experiencing thirst due to water shortage. Everytime we drink water, we remember and pray for them. So during the offertory, we offered a poster made of newspaper clippings about the Haiti earthquake, put together by our blind special residents, and a bottle of water.

As we write this email, we thought to ask you to be one with us in remembering and praying for the victims and volunteers in Haiti every time we drink water. Each little or brief prayer whispered in hope-filled love goes a long way. As our Mother Pauline once said, "it is indeed a great grace, that God should permit us to help in the spread of His Kingdom"....yes, His Kingdom of hope among our brothers and sisters in Haiti.

Thank you very much and God bless!