Eight more days and I will once again have the privilege to embark on another journey to Haiti with five other amazing people. The donations are lining up on and under the table behind the Parlor at church. Thank you so much to all of you wonderful people who have shared your suitcases, vitamins and medications with us and therefore with the people of Haiti. There is still a great need in Haiti. Many people are as of this days still living in tent cities. Hunger is also affecting so many of the Haitian people on a daily basis and basic needs, such as clean water, sanitation and health services are still lacking. There are estimates that this will be a longterm recovery effort (some say up to 10 years). Our presence and the presence of many good-hearted people will be needed there for a long time to come.
We will leave on February 2nd and will be staying for most of the time in La Tremblay, Haiti. We were informed that we will most likely be working on building the roof the Methodist Church in La Tremblay. This church has been damaged so much in the earthquake, that it had to be built new. As I mentioned in connection with last year’s trip to Haiti, the churches provide a great support to the communities in a country where there is as of now still no orchestrated support system in place. Please keep all of us in your thoughts and prayers. Our team members this year are John Sheely, Dave Bednash, Leanne McRill, Gene Winkler, Brian Frederickson and myself (Sylvia Hibbard). We will try our best to keep on posting updates on this blog, as long as we have internet availability. Keep on checking this post over the next few weeks for thoughts and reflections from our team members as we get ready for and begin this exciting journey.
Peace and love,
Sylvia
My prayers will be with you all!