The next steps...Schools and Food

Reprinted with permission from Week of Menus

Photo:  destroyed school in Cite Soleil.

For those who want to learn in Cite Soleil

I still think about Haiti, and the work WOM did there, as a collective unit, and it still stuns me at times.  I still get moved, almost to tears, thinking of the children there and I know that still must do something.  God has it weighing heavily on my heart to try and do something.

Friend CY, the person who went to Haiti with WOM money in August, is going again in October, with the express purpose of finding schools in Cite Soleil, one of the worst slum in Haiti and the world, to build schools.  Her plan is to raise up and train an army of local teachers to teach and to create schools specifically in Cite Soleil to transform that slum into something completely different.  Her plans truly excite me and she goes this October, truly with an open heart, ready to see what God can do.

She shared with me that she had a place for my blog and me in Haiti once again.  Friend CY knows full well how much I care about education and how much I care about good nutrition and food for children.  One might say they are my biggest two priorities for the world and she gave me an idea - could I raise money to feed children in her schools?  Of course the financial burden of feeding the children three square meals is too great, but she thought that perhaps I would be able to raise money for a snack, one per child in every school that she has.  I thought it a great idea and immediately committed myself to finding a way to try and pay for snacks in her schools.

I mentioned in my blog post about the blog competition, that I fully intend, if I win, to give half of my winnings to Haiti food relief.  However, as the end of the blog competition is still a bit away, and the chances of my making it very far become more difficult, I know that I need to come up with other ways to support this project.  This round, while friend CY goes to scout out school sites and plot out the physical plan, I'd like to give her a chance to feed some children in schools.  I decided that if possible, I'd like the children to all get some bread, a cup of milk, and perhaps a bit of peanut butter for additional protein.  When she visits schools and promises to come back with teachers and food in the near and immediate future, I feel that this gesture, of handing out bread and milk will only strengthen her position and move her forward.

I'm committing $100 of my money to this project to feed some kids bread, milk and peanut butter.  Won't you join me in feeding school children during their day? It will go to the poorest of the poor in Haiti, and I know that the food will be such a lovely blessing for them.  This money will be simply so that we can feed hungry children for a day.  December I will be raising money again, this time with the purpose of trying to a year's supply of snack foods for as many schools as I am able.

I'd like to raise $1000 this time for this short term project.  If everyone of my Facebook Fans donates $1, we'll have it!  Please join me!