Garage Sale Event!!!

Wow!! 20 days until take-off to my one of my favorite destinations!!!!  Now that the wonderfully blessed Easter celebrations are winding down, I can concentrate more on our task at hand – getting ready for our 2^nd Hands for Haiti Group Mission Trip!! – “Team May” !!!

We are having a

Garage Sale fundraiser!!!!

Thurs and Friday, May 5th and 6th

**Looking for Items to sell for donation**

deliver them to the house by May 4th

**Looking for SHOPPERS to buy**

9 am-6 pm

We are also collecting donations for Sawyer Water Filters to distribute!!!  These cost approx. $35-$45 per filter and each filter will

supply an entire family with "clean" water!!!

Other things we are collecting:

Soccer balls and pumps

child size backpacks

pens & geometric instruments for school kids

As always, you can drop anything including donations off at:

McBain Family Chiropractic Center

The Gischia Family Home

or mail to:

Hands for Haiti

7421 W. Blue Rd.

Lake City, MI  49651

God Bless and remember to pray for our group:

Debbi and Daniel Gischia, Christie Norman, Fran Rabidue, Adam Schmits and Chase Raffaele!!

Countdown for "Team May" and registration for "Team September"

The countdown begins for Team May!!  I spoke with Tom from FIAI in Haiti last night and coordinated the last of our trip details.    We will be there during the high season for planting so much of our time will be spent delivering fruit trees in the mountains.  This is probably one of my favorite things to do when in Haiti.  Just ask anyone from our Team June trip and they will tell you the same.  The people in the mountains have even less then the rest of the population there, but they are so incredibly happy!  Their smiles and laughter are contagious!! The people are so welcoming!!  We will be again volunteering at Mother Theresa's Home for Children at the end of our trip.  This is also a favorite!! 

Fr. Alexis will be hosting us this time so we will be able to spend some time at his schools.  In fact, on Sunday we will be attending Mass at the church that doubles as "my school" in Hatte Belanger.  If you get a chance, ask me about why he calls it "my school."  I would love to tell the story!!  I am so excited to go there because I didn't get a chance the last two trips.  We are going to be collecting some items for the schools.  I should have a small list by next week.

Registration for "Team September" is under way!!  It's only 5 months until our next trip September 28-October 5.  We are looking to fill this team with about 10-15 people as we will be building while we are there.  If you are interested at all, please contact us so we can get you our basic information to look over.  We will have more details for the trip when we get back from the May trip. 

Be praying for God to prepare the hearts of those who will be going on this trip in May and the upcoming trip in September!!!

God bless you all and all of our brothers and sisters in Haiti!!!!!!!!!!!!!

40 Days until "Team May" heads to Haiti!!

Yes, plans are moving forward for our May trip to Haiti! I am very excited for this trip. I’ll have to admit, I was a little discouraged because we only have a small group this time - just 4 of us. But a few weeks ago, when I was pleading in prayer, asking God to tell me whether or not we should continue with this trip, He was amazing!! God answered me so clearly and overwhelmed me with His abounding love and confidence in me that I just have to follow His leading me. (My prayer partners know the story!) So, we may be a small group, but we have a purpose and God has prepared the way for us already! We still have room if anyone wants to jump in – just have to check flight availability.


I am in the process of developing our schedule while we are there and will keep you all posted. Also, while in Haiti, I will be looking at property (just looking) for the site of our dream mission house (who knows when that will come to fruition – but I can’t hurt to look!), and also planning our next project for September of this year. And yes, Jeff will be able to join us for that trip!!!!

Also, look for information of when we will be on the radio again!!! Strong Tower Radio in Cadillac, has requested another interview!!! George Corliss and Jilane Fenner are wonderful people who have developed this radio outreach that has blessed so many people! Check it out at 91.9 FM.

Hands for Haiti!!!!



Debbi

The Countdown Begins!!!

Yes, it is confirmed!!!  Plans are under way for our May trip!  Watch our blog or on Facebook for all our planning progress!!!