Medical Work Still Being Done In Chauffard, Haiti
Hello, all! We just wanted to share a quick e-mail we received from Troyce, one of our powerful partners for the work we are doing in Haiti.
She has been pushing ahead with a vision for how to contribute, and I thought it was a great example of all of the wonderful things happening. It goes to show that you can be helping with any skill set or interest you have.
You can always check in with us by Connecting with the Cause, or Donating directly. Without ado, here it is:
You have all been in my prayers and thoughts a lot and as we are planning our next visit I am reminded how much I am thankful that God has allowed me to serve with all of you.
I am excited about the Crossings trip this summer and really excited that my son and husband will be joining the team this trip. I know God is at work in Haiti and I am praying that I can be apart of His work.
I have gotten a lot more donations from the medical community. Some that Claude or other leaders could distribute to the hospitals and others that I would like to leave in Chauffard. Some of it is for basic first aid and other things probably would be more benefitial in the hospital setting like IV supply things and nutritional feeding supplies.
In addition to the medical supplies, my son (Andrew) has decided to have his Eagle Scout project be one that benefits our friends in Haiti He is currently collecting tents, tarps and clothing to distribute to our friends. He is very concerned about the rainy season coming and there not being any shelter and we wont be able to get the homes/building covered in time. He is praying that what little shelter a tent will provide will be helpful.
Because we are going to have a lot to bring over I was wondering if there is any way we can insure that a shipment would get to Claude or the other leaders if we shipped it ahead of time. I am not sure about the delivery set up and we want to make sure it gets to the community of Chauffard. Andrew is currently in communication with Americna Airlines to see if they will help but he wants a backup plan. He has collected some funds to help with the shipping fees and is wondering if it is going to be better to ship ahead of time.
We do have a friend in ST. Louis that works for Americna Airlines and we are tyring to find out if she can help with getting a container from them we just aren’t sure about getting it to the correct people after it arrives.
Jonathan, any thoughts or ideas on this? At this point we are not sure about how much we would like to ship ahead of time as we are still in the collecting/packing process. My husband (Steve) works for Disney World and they have agreed to allow him to hang some of Andrew’s flyers around so we are thinking we might have to much to bring with us.
Thanks for your input
Troyce Venturella
