Still Here

Hello Everyone,

I'm still here. I may have left the blogosphere but my heart never left Haiti. My reason for hopping on and posting at this time is to share information on where you can most effectively give during Haiti's time of need. Remember to continue to give after the news stories and internet coverage die down. Haiti needs us for the long run.

The organizations I would recommend would be:

New Missions
www.newmissions.org

World Wide Village
www.worldwidevillage.org

Haiti Rescue Center
http://haitirescuecenter.wordpress.com/

Thanks for caring, for praying and for giving. It is my prayer that Haiti's future be brighter than it's past.

Coming Soon:

Haiti 2010: A Night for Haiti - Dinner and Learning Event - Phoenix, AZ
Fall 2010: Bike Across America for Haiti - It's on!!

Thanks for reading,

Dave

Hope Now - Faces and Prayers

New Blog Added - Real Hope for Haiti

My friend at World Wide Village shared this blog with me today and it's haunted me since I read through it. It's why Haiti needs your aid and your prayers. Pray for the children of Haiti and pray that more eyes are opened to the fact that just 700 miles off the coast of our country, children are dying due to lack of food. How wealthy are we? I read today that only 4% of the entire world makes more than $37,000 per year. As a nation, we are incredibly wealthy.

Here's a link to the blog - It's also on the right hand side of the page for future use. http://haitirescuecenter.wordpress.com/

I promise one day soon that I will start blogging on the Haiti Trip from September!

Also, be sure to visit the World Wide Village website - Link on the right. They are having a fundraising dinner on November 1st. If you can get to Minneapolis it would be great to see you there! I'll be there and they would sure love to have additional support. Check it out!

Haiti 2008 Slideshow

Serpent and the Rainbow

I know, I know......I'll be getting to the mission trip story shortly. I just keep coming up with little items I want to post.

Wade Davis wrote the Serpent and the Rainbow back in 1985 and it tells quite a story. Unfortunately, Hollywood got a hold of it a few years later and ruined it. Nonetheless, the book is excellent. I wanted to share one of my favorite quotes regarding Haiti. Having just returned, it sums up (and confirms) some of the emotion I feel.

"The nation baffled me. Stunned by her multitudes

awed by her mysteries, dumb founded by

her contradictions..........I paced."

- Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow

I love and miss Haiti already. Please pray for Haiti. - Dave