today is the day before the day before.... tomorrow we drop off our tubs, bags, and tools off at immanuel east dundee to be loaded into the truck. i am all packed and soooo excited but it is with a heavy heart that all of us leave. i am thinking of all our brothers and sisters in in haiti. i wish there was something i could do for the people there but i think it is the time to leave it up to the professionals. then if God leads me i will find a way to help. in the meantime we all can help with our prayers and our dollars. there are several ways to contribute. check out the red cross website for their method of donating. also lutheran charities has set up a fund. be careful that you do not get scammed, please. go with a legitimate charity and be sure YOU make the call - do not donate to anyone who calls you unless you are 100% sure who they are.
for now there are many, many things that need to be done in new orleans. i am sure that all of us on the team can't wait to get going and get working. we will spend the next few hours tying up loose ends at home and at our jobs and i bet that most of us will remember one or two that we forgot when we get on the road. hey - it's nothing that can't wait.
we received an email this week from dave moll, our organizer who told us of an easy way to log on to our blogs. i will try to post that info here. let's see if it works
Daily Updates Online - Pass the word to all of your family and friends … we will be providing daily online updates from the trip. We plan to do video and photo updates, as well as a couple blogs. The website is easy to remember … www.gulfcoastmissiontrip.com. Friends and family can submit their email address to receive email updates when new items are posted to the site!
hey - it did work. on the website there is a link to our two blogs, a video from last year and our route. i haven't explored the whole site yet so there may be a lot more. there was a lot of work that went in to that site. congratulations to the authors.
ok - it's time to get going. remember those loose ends i was talking about..... there are a lot of them right in front of me so i'm going to scoot.
please say a prayer for those brothers and sisters in haiti and also pray for us, that we have easy and safe travels. we'll be "talking" to you all along the way.
we love you all and carry you in our hearts.
ginny
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