Unimaginable Horror In Haiti

The situation in earthquake-ravaged Haiti is growing unimaginable every hour as many thousands are dead and more are injured.
The nation of Haiti has been a chaotic one throughout most of its history. A form of organized chaos, but chaos nonetheless.
This earthquake may have plunged the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere into a chaos that it may never recover from.
But there is also opportunity here to start anew and rebuild and reform a tortured land.
This from Dana Perino over at the Fox Forum is a case in point.
It will take more than money to bring Haiti back from the abyss.
What it will take will be a lot of time and patience. Something that I am not sure the people of Haiti or the American government and people have.
Mrs. Perino lays out a three-point plan of action.

1) The development of its leaders.
2) A stronger civil society.
3) More faith-based organizations to help build it into a better country.

Let me take number three on Mrs. Perino's broad-based plan.
There are already a slew of faith-based organizations in Haiti. It is these groups that I believe keep the nation from decaying into anarchy such as that of Somalia.
Some things that Mrs. Perino left out is an all-out war against corruption at all levels. It is corruption that has led in part to this disaster in the first place. Another thing would be to bring real economic development into this land. With out a somewhat strong economic foundation, the abject poverty will continue. And the encouragement of education for all.
These are not in any way quick-fix solutions. They will take decades. Some of us may not live to see the fruits of that.
But, there is the immediate need to save as many of these people as possible. That is why I ask you to consider sending what you can to any of these organizations:

The American Red Cross
Episcopal Relief And Development Fund
Anglican Relief And Development Fund (Anglican Church of North America)
The Salvation Army
Samaritan's Purse
Roman Catholic Relief Services
Lutheran World Relief
American Baptist International Ministries
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
United Methodist Committee on Relief
Union of Reform Judaism Social Action
Magen David Adom (Israel Red Cross affiliate)
Red Crescent (Islamic Red Cross affiliate)

These are but a few organizations that will meet the immediate needs of those in the earthquake zone. Many will redouble their efforts to try to bring many of those left behind in the wake of the earthquake beyond a life of abject poverty.
Again, as we pray and donate, we should all think of what we can do to bring the Haitian people out of their overall plight. Let us not forget this once Haiti fades from the headlines.