The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions...

Earlier today, Americans were charged with kidnapping in Haiti after the earthquake-decimated terror convinced good folks to go and attempt to rescue kids without any Haitian authorization. It seems fairly obvious that they were just trying to get some kids out of a bad situation and into a better one. That sounds legit. However, it is ALWAYS a bad idea to go and take kids that aren't yours anywhere.

The old saying is that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions". That is actually fairly accurate representation of biblical times, where folks did seemingly good things, that ended in their fall because God wasn't pleased. In this case, it is not to say that these Americans are going to hell; more to indicate that not every good idea is actually good. Yes, kids need help. No, you can't just go get them.

It is of interest that these folks claim that they did attempt a "Godly" mission..., this was some sort of call of God to go rescue these kids. One might argue that such a call is real. However, one should also ask, would God send you to do something that is illegal? In this case, God's "call" should've included some paperwork. Do good the legal way..., yes. Do good the illegal way..., no.

One aspect of this story that has me troubled is... how do they identify "orphan"? I would think that most orphanages are basically destroyed in Port-au-Prince. So just walking in to one and asking the clerk for kids would not be possible. At the same time, you cannot walk around looking for kids with absent parents. Early reports seemed to suggest that the parents willingly signed the kids over to this delegation. I am not sure how such a willing decision was made. But one thing is clear: these folks made a big mistake. And they should pay, because they did wrong.