Haiti...

We want to thank all of you for your prayers & support this week since the catastrophic earthquake happened in Haiti on Tuesday. It means more than you will ever know. We are thankful beyond words that our Haitian children are home with us. However, we have very heavy hearts as we have many friends in Haiti as well as adoptive children that are waiting to come to our area & we are still waiting to hear about some people we know & have not been heard from or seen since the quake.

I'm sure many of you have seen the very graphic images of what's going on in Haiti right now. We can not stress that even those images don't fully capture the severity of tragedy or need. It's beyond most people's comprehension. Please continue to pray for the people of Haiti & those of us who are so intricately intertwined with them. Please pray that our friends & all people nationwide that are in the process of adopting from Haiti will be allowed to bring their children home ASAP.

Some of you have asked how you can help monetarily. We know that the Red Cross is offering all kinds of innovative ways to donate. We think that's great but we also want to give you some other options. These are Haiti organizations that we have personal ties to. There are as follows:
Three Angels Children's Relief www.threeangelshaiti.org This is the orphanage that our 3 Haitian children came from. There is currently 7 children from this orphanage waiting to come to our area.
BOSKO www.boskohaiti.org This is an organization that was started by some very dear friends of mine who live near us & have adopted two children from Three Angels.
Heartline Ministries www.heartlineministries.org This ministry has been serving Haiti for quite some time & currently has a wonderful couple named the Livesays who live in Haiti & direct the ministry efforts.
Thank you!