Oftentimes Haiti and Haitians give portrayed and stereotyped in a malicious way by the American media.  Certainly there is chaos sometimes and desperation, but this is only a small portion of what is actually going on in Haiti with Haitians.  Here are a few articles that we have found through a friend which tells a truer story of Haiti and Haitians, and so we strongly encourage you to check them out:

An article called “Haiti Haters”by Amy Wilentz   http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100208/wilentz

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that donated to ministries that we suggested, and say THANK YOU for all of you who took time to read our blog and facebook updates and make comments.  We apologize for not being able to get back individually with everyone; there were so many people that showed love to us in this way that it was a little bit overwhelming and yet a beautiful blessing.

We are just over two weeks from the most traumatic event in Haiti’s history, and things still haven’t quite settled down; in fact, I am pretty sure that it will take a while before things settle down.  I feel, though, that this is something to be expected.  Let’s consider this:

THE TOLL

150,000: Latest estimate of the death toll, from the Haitian Health Ministry. The European Union and the Pan American Health Organization, which are coordinating the health-sector response, have estimated the quake killed 200,000 people.
194,000: Number of injured
134: Estimated number of people rescued by international search teams since the quake …

Nov/Dec 2009 Newletter

Above is a link to download our most recent newsletter!  We hope that you are able to read and enjoy it!

The last few months for us has been pretty crazy as you could probably tell from our previous post, but we are looking forward to what this New Year has to offer.  We know that God is going to do amazing things in our lives and that God is doing some pretty amazing things in the lives of our friends.  Consequently, we are looking forward to trusting that God will provide for us in many ways.

On that note, we have a very important announcement to make:  We are expecting our second child!  This is something that I am sure most of our friends and family already know, but we know that there may be others who have not heard the news yet.  This news makes this New Year even more exciting, but it also poses some problems in working out certain logistics.  We simply ask that you keep these things in prayer.