On the move...

So, the letters are in the mail and now we're in the process of actually planning the trip, as in, where do we go? Who do we see? I feel overwhelmed, even though Ezechiel's worked with the UN in Port au Prince and seems to have crazy contacts there.

I was flipping through a book I bought for my sister (and have so far neglected to actually give her) written by Tony Campolo, one of the more recent Christians to have brought social justice into the language of evangelical churches, and came across story after story he shared about work he and his organizations do in Haiti! Intrigued, I went on the website and discovered, sure enough, that www.beyondborders.net has a thriving ministry that seeks to help people come alongside the poor and learn from them while helping them. They do all sorts of relief work and even offer the opportunity to live with Haitians for a while. All very exciting.

I emailed them this morning, got an immediate response, so we're off and running. Apparently, they have a gathering in Jacmel the Sunday right before we arrive, so I'll have to see what to do about that.

Exciting...