And So It Goes...

I'd like to request a moment of silence in memory of my work laptop's hard drive. It died in its infancy - barely 4 months old, yet still with enough data to make losing it painful for me. Dell's sending me a new one, as well they should. NOw I just need to figure out how to work until THursday when that arrives....

I lost my wallet sometime in the last few days. No idea where on the planet it is. Tried to call and cancel my card today but it's a holiday so that was a less-effective option.

I also think I broke my toe. At least I have a completely awesome bruise on it if I didn't. Dang pipe that dropped on it!

In good news, our fund raiser was successful. We were able to raise enough money to get the food donation from Feed My Starving Children shipped to Utah so that we can distribute it among the people going on this October trip. This organization manufactures a food product that contains all the nutritional requirements the human body needs, including vitamins and minerals which the children in poor areas frequently lack. They ship this product in packets, with each packet containing enough product for 6 meals. They've agreed to GIVE us enough food for 8 months worth for our orphanage. We just have to get it shipped here and then carry it to Haiti.

It costs $3500/month to feed our orphanag and that's jsut rice and beans and a bit of chicken. Everything is so expensive for them. If we can get this food to them and ease some of that burden while also improving their nutrition, it will make it easier for Nadia to take care of their other needs.

Thanks to Nichole and her family for all their hard work on this fundraiser. We are really grateful we were able to spend time with them.