Reflections from Ben

As I lay here awake
Under the Haitian stars
With a group of good friends
Who have come so far
To do a deed for the greater good
For Haitians in need, our brotherhood

The orphans at HATS
Were born with so little
And we have so much
Yet they make us feel so humble

We've given to them
Only two short weeks
What they have given to us
Makes our hearts feel so weak

As we make our plans
To leave Haiti again
We must prepare ourselves
To see such suffering and pain

We are the lucky ones
And we will survive
Many thousands of others
Have lost their own lives
In a tragedy of such scale
It's hard to conceive
Such death and destruction
One can barely believe

Our thoughts and prayers will be with Karen,
all the orphans and staff
And as ambassadors we must go
To speak on their behalf
We must raise attention
To the Haitian plight
And do the best we can
To set things right.

- Ben Churchill

January 14th, 2010