Fundraising Update

First and foremost, I would like to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thanks to you, the fundraising for Haiti has been a wild success. Friends new and old, family, workplace associates, and folks I have never even met have contributed graciously over the last month and I am overwhelmed with gratitude and appreciation. I am thrilled to announce that my $4500 goal has been met. Any additional contributions will now be donated directly to the Mt. Carmel orphanage for food and supply purchases.

The instability in PAP seems to have settled down. American Airlines has resumed flights back in. The riots have quieted. NGOs and missions are now moving a bit more freely about the county doing their humanitarian work. While the Pastor tells me the plight of his area is still dire, he at least is able to make it to the local market to purchase beans and rice for the orphans. I went ahead and wired him $500 of the raised money basically for calories for the children.

During this wonderful time of year, as you wrestle thru the mall crowds, or sip eggnog, or gather around the adorned table, or hear the sermon, or sit in front of the fire with Chablis, think of the contribution you made to a desperate people in a little corner of the world that one year ago had the attention of us all....

God Bless You.