"Haiti" A Disaster

Missed all the earthquake happenings while away at Summer Camp except we did use some translucent paper and printed images with a candle for a moment of reflection!!
If you were leading worship this weekend you could do worse than:

1. print some images from the news [not the sensationalist rubbish we've seen] on translucent paper, loop and tape it and place it over some candles as a focus for prayer and reflection
2. Use a world map with Haiti marked on it and some basic facts which would likely revolve around the poverty and health issues a part of normal life there.
3. Use the map for some candle lighting
4. Choose a Scripture/Psalm of lament Psalms 60, 143 as suggested at Rethinking Youth Ministry for discussion/reflection
5. Use suitable songs for audio-visuals or prayer space e.g. "Life Uncommon" Jewel, "Watch Over Me" Bernard Fanning, "The World Where You Live" Crowded House
6. Collect some images including Haiti pre and post quake to offer alternative visions
7. Use small rough stones to symbolise the buildings and invite people to hold a stone, to think of the life and times it represents, to pray and to take it home as a reminder not to forget what's happened
8. Take up a special collection
9. Plan an event within your community in the next month to raise further funds for Haiti
10. Stay with the story in coming weeks unlike local news here which quickly switched to our royal visit