Heading for Haiti

Wednesday 2/13/08 I will be leaving for Haiti for six days. I will be going with three other people to a town called Les Cayes which is on the South West Peninsula of Haiti. We will be meeting with pastors and local leaders. We also will be touring an orphanage to understand the needs and how we can help.

Already the music club at my school has decided to raise some money for the orphanage. They are doing a fund raiser in March at the Cabooze in Minneapolis with the proceeds going to the orphanage.

Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere. Political instability and unrest have kept this nation in poverty. Prices of imports have increased the price of food in a country that depends on imports. One article about Haiti came out last week talking about poor Haitians eating dirt cookies to fight hunger pangs. The link to the article is  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5496676.html

I will be able to say more when I return. I am excited at the opportunity to be able to help. Stay tuned.