Haiti: a response

while i should have developed my own response to the crisis in Haiti at this point, i want to share a New York Times op-ed piece by David Brooks that caught my attention this morning...

read, "The Underlying Tragedy."

reflections? thoughts?

what does this say about world mission efforts, specifically, Christian world mission efforts? i know of groups who have gone to Haiti for years. does this raise any questions about the effectiveness of short-term mission projects abroad?