Haiti Blog Launch

Today is the official launch of our Haiti Blog! The goal will be to keep everyone better informed on things in Haiti, particularly things relating to our children in St. Louis du Sud. The link to this blog will be on the LCF website, but you can subscribe to get notifications when new posts have been written. We are new to this, so please give us your feedback!

A few updates since our last communication:

• Earthquake relief money - Through your generosity, we collected $3,000 for earthquake relief. We have donated the money for the purpose of providing prosthesis for earthquake victims. Your gifts are changing the lives of these people. Thank you!
• Christmas Haiti - While the earthquake slowed the process, we have new metal bunk beds and plastic covered mattresses at our orphanage! We still have a significant amount of money remaining, and after this trip we will have a better idea of the best way to use those funds. More info to come on this soon!
• 60 minutes - If you missed the 60 Minutes segment on Haiti, go to the Global Orphan Project (GOP) website http://theglobalorphanproject.org/ It is a moving story and you will meet Moise Vaval, GOP's new country director who we will be working with in the days ahead.
• Stacey Evans leaves tomorrow for Haiti, leading a team for GOP. Their focus is on agriculture and how to provide food for the people of Haiti. Please pray that Stacey and his team will find the right land for this project and that God will use this to help our villages become self-sustaining.

At 6:00AM tomorrow morning, a small team will leave for our first post earthquake trip to Haiti. Janese Brown, Bev and I will spend a day in Port au Prince, and then travel to St. Louis for the balance of the trip. We will return on 4/12. The goal of this trip is to assess the situation in St. Louis and to focus on building relationships with our partners in Haiti, our pastor and our mommas. The better we understand them, the better we will be able to serve them. Pray for wisdom as we ask questions and listen, pray for empathy to understand them and their situation, and pray that trust and love would flourish in these relationships. Pray too for our health and safety.

We will attempt to update this blog daily from Haiti (if we can get Internet connections), and then bi-weekly or so when we return. Check it regularly and continue to pray. What a privilege we have to serve our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Thank you for your partnership in this work!

Blessings
Scott