When The Storm Hits

🌪 When the Storm Hits: A Mirror of Inequality

As Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica, the winds didn’t just tear through homes — they revealed the deeper storms that have long existed within our world.

Time and again, we see the same story: those who have the least suffer the most. The poor — often living in simple wooden homes or shanty shacks — are the first to lose everything. Roofs ripped away, walls crumbling, lives uprooted. Meanwhile, those with means watch from stronger, safer homes, shielded by resources, insurance, and options.

This is the quiet tragedy of modern times: the rift between the haves and the have-nots.

And yet, it is not a tragedy we are powerless against.

True healing begins when we recognize that all deserve a safe place to live — not just after disaster, but always. A society built on compassion would not need to wait for hurricanes to remind us of this truth.

The recent Hurricane in Jamaica reminded me of a family trip to Cuba in 2009, a year after a major hurricane had hit there.

My brother and I went for a bike ride leaving the fancy resort and meeting a local whose roof had blown off. I made this video revealing the rift between the “haves” and the “have-nots”.

Everyone deserves a safe place to live — not only after a storm, but all the time.

At Healing Havens, we envision a new model — one where no person is left outside in the storm. Imagine a world filled with small, community-run sanctuaries where people can rest, rebuild, and renew their lives. These are not shelters; they are havens — spaces of dignity, love, and transformation.

Perhaps Hurricane Melissa is not only a force of nature but a call to conscience — a reminder that it’s time to rebuild our world with equality and empathy at its core.

If this vision resonates with you, consider becoming part of our Founding Guardians Circle — those who will help bring these havens to life, in Jamaica and beyond. Together, we can build the world we wish to see: one where every human being has a safe place to call home.