It’s been six months since the earthquake devastated Haiti, and as I had cynically predicted back in February, the story has all but disappeared from the headlines. (Though, to our credit, it did take the monumental Gulf of Mexico oil spill, one of the worst man-made environmental disasters on record, to eclipse it.)

Recent reports from The Montreal Gazette, NPR , and other outlets reveal that despite the huge outpouring of donations and volunteers, particularly from Christian groups like Samaritan’s Purse, the impoverished country is still struggling to remove rubble, let alone rebuild. Here are some faith-related stories on the situation:

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