On February 5th we  came from our 9th trip to Haiti.  Our cargo for this trip was 38,000 bottles of water, a truck and a half full of food and 75 tarps.  This time the food was managed in a way to make the distribution faster.  We prepared individual bags of rations … almost 170 of them with each one containing 25lbs of rice, 10lbs of beans, 5lbs of spaghetti, 10 cans of sardines, 2lbs of oil, 2lbs of salt, 5lbs of sugar, matches, candles and toilet paper.

That was possible because you have responded with generosity and by extending trust that we at the Lighthouse school will use those funds responsibly .

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Good Morning Everyone,

As I write this to you, a team of 10 people with three trucks of food, medicine and 12,000 bottles of water are about 30 minutes outside of Port au Prince. They will go to the Dominican embassy and deliver some supplies there as well as a local church. Once in Port au Prince, the US military will no longer guarantee their safety. As Cristian called and told me they were leaving this morning at 3 AM, I found myself trying to talk him out of going.  It can be extremely dangerous for them to drive around with food and water.  After listing several reasons why I thought they should not go, he reminded me of our project in the DR and how for 15 years people from the states have given to it.  Literally thousands of Americans have sacrificed their time and money to come and work at our project.

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