Things are moving forward for our April trip. Abbey and I have been updated on our Health & Hygiene training with Edge Outreach. It has been 2 years since I have attended water school and it was great to review the information. Now we need to get together and practice some different “teachings” and break them down into the 10 minute presentation, 20 minute presentation etc, so that if a school says we can have 10 minutes, we can hit the ground running. Our goal is to visit as many tent cities, orphanages and schools as we can and bring them information on how to prevent Cholera and the ever present intestinal parasites simply by only using clean water (which our team will be providing) and practicing good hygiene. If the world outside your front door is your toilet, animal’s watering trough and playground, this is a monumental task. I read on the WHO website the other day that soap is in short supply in Haiti. Imagine if the difference between life and death for you was as simple as a bar of soap…

The Middle School Girls Sunday School class at RVCC has committed to raise $500 to pay for one of the 500 gallon tanks we will be purchasing in Haiti. (we need 4) Way to go girls!!! Not even my class, but they wanted to get involved in something bigger than themselves and committed to a great project. They are selling “Hearts for Haiti” in the lobby at church (and hopefully at North Middle) for $1 or $5. The hearts have room to write a note of encouragement or prayer or scripture verse. I will be taking these with me to give to kids and families to let them know they are not forgotten.

Great news on the fundraising front:

Plumbers Supply of Louisville KY donated all of the PVC and fittings to our project. Thank you so much Bruce Madison for your support. We Love you! Also, (without mentioning any names) thanks so much for the private donations that are still coming in. We are probably only about $1600 short with two months to go. Any money we raise over and above what is needed will go into the account for the next water project. If you read this blog and are interested in donating, you can PayPal a donation here

http://www.classjump.com/mangumd/ Go half way down the page and hit the “donate” button.

I have still not met two of the men on our 6 person team. I am praying for them every day. If you want to partner with us in prayer, please pray for Danny Adams, Jim Ross, Dennis Mangum, Josh McCurdy, Abbey Buckman and me for health, physical, emotional and spiritual strength over the next two months. Please pray for the political situation in Haiti. If it gets any worse, we may be landing in Santo Domingo! Please pray for us to have a good interpreter, sober driver and safe travel to and from our work site each day. Pray for our families that we leave behind to wonder what we are doing when they don’t hear from us for days at a time. Thanks and God Bless.