It has already been 4 months since the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti last January 12th. Today I am still filled with a feeling of helplessness and sadness when I hear from my grass roots partner orgnizations on the ground in Haiti, credible information about the slow pace of the recovery and the suffering of our brothers and sisters.  Too many people are still burried under the ruble, too many victims in the affected areas are still waiting for the basic assistance. In the news we hear about many celebrities and international corporations bringing assistance to some of the victims mostly in Port-au-Prince.   We are grateful and appreciative for their assistance and efforts, but in the big picture it is a very small percentage of what is really needed.  Millions of people are still in  need of  assistance. I am still trying to understand why when billions have been raised for Haiti are the Haitian people still suffering now more than ever. Too many times in the past Haiti has been in similar situations... of course not of this magnitude. My message today is that Haiti had so many devastating hurricanes in this century alone, so much death, lost of property.  I find it very disturbing that in the wake of the earthquake there was no sign of any emergency response or disaster preparedness at all. It seems that the authorities in charge in Haiti have not learned any lessons from the past... too many broken promises.