Be Prepared!

1. Anywhere, Anytime-- Disaster can strike our family or our community whether we are rich or poor, where we live, what kind of job we have, or whether it is a good time for us. All we can do is prepare for the worst, and hope for the best.

2. Warn Others-- One of the most beautiful things to see in Haiti, was the outpouring of love and support in response. However, one of the saddest things to watch was the desperate people fighting for food...making it dangerous to deliver supplies (for the people and the relief organizations). All it takes is desperation for people to act less civilized. We must encourage our neighbors to get prepared, even at just a basic level so that they don't panic and start acting irrationally.

3. Chance To Serve-- A crisis bring about an opportunity to help others. But we can only be of service, if we are prepared. Despite our warnings, there will be many that don't get prepared. Due our preparedness, we'll be in a position to serve others.

Soles 4 souls

We collected 1,697 pair !! Needess to say, we exceed all expectations. Thank you all who donated!!! Some earthquake victims in Haiti are going to be very blessed by the shoes coming their way soon.

A special thanks to Ti Chambers who headed up this project, and her husband Eric who was her right arm. Ti was just recently called to be MV 2nd's Humanitarian Specialist, and really started things off on the right foot...(pun possibly intended). They made the collection go smoothly with their willingness to collect from the buildings and volunteer their house as our official shoe hub!

I will be in touch soon about the hygeine kit project which is starting up this week.