I hope you are having a nice summer so far! Here are a few notes I want to pass along:
1. I've posted new "goals for 2009-10" on the website. My 'year' runs from July through June (school year). This chart will update as we receive donations. Which brings me to some more good news...
2. I just learned of two forthcoming donations this week: a $700 donation that will help support a classroom! And a $1000 donation to go toward another cistern ("chateau-deau"). Beyond this, I am aware of pledges for another $2000 for classrooms for the upcoming school year!
3. Our church is having a rummage sale on August 1st. All the proceeds will be going to the Haiti Fund to purchase the plastic cisterns.
4. We had pleasure of enjoying a very nice dinner with a wonderful couple this evening who are very interested in supporting our work in Haiti!!! And they've invited us back to their house to meet another couple to talk more about Haiti. We're so very thrilled to have met them!
All of this adds up to an incredible encouragement to us and to the people of Pestel, Haiti!!
My next trip to Haiti will be in mid-October. I am hoping to bring down a lot of school supplies at that point, so as you start to see school sales please consider picking up lots of extra pencils/pens etc etc.
Tomorrow two girls' records (from Haiti) will be reviewed by the cardiology team at Hershey. Please consider praying about this. It's not clear whether either of the girls will be accepted for surgery.
This entire experience is both joy-filled and immensely humbling. Thank you as always for your interest and your encouragement!
God is being praised through all of this! He is being shown for His goodness, His compassion, and His ability to move mountains in some very challenging places.
And it is exciting to see and to be a part of it.
And it is exciting to see and to be a part of it.
Ben
My Blog
http://haitimedical.blogspot.com/
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