As some of you have followed, Hurricane Issac is currently
making its’ way across the Gulf as it contemplates where to land. Experts expect it to hit somewhere between Louisiana
and Florida. A quick glance at a map
will show you Keesler Air Force Base lies right in the middle of those two
points. So as we here at Keesler prepare
for another week of class and training we also prepare to welcome our stormy
friend Issac.
Before we talk about where the hurricane is going let’s talk
about where it has been. The last couple
days have been tense for areas in the Caribbean including the orphanage that I
am running for in Titanyen Haiti. While
mudslides, tragic stories of deaths and injuries occurred across a still
healing country I received a message of hope this morning. The Maranatha House passed the storm with
relatively little damage despite the strong winds and rain (damage did occur on
parts of the roof on the cafeteria building).
Part of this has been because of money raised for new buildings on the
compound in the past and most recently strong window shutters (installed within
the last 2 weeks) that kept the weather at bay.
It is wonderful to have sincere prayers answered and to express to you
all that your support and donations equate to the protection and service for a
country and people that is far from recovered.
I had hope for Haiti with the hurricane approaching this
past week and that hope was fulfilled. I
remind myself of that hope this week as Issac is likely to become more up close
and personal for those along the U.S. Gulf Coast including myself. The power of one thought has shown and will
continue to show itself in different ways in our lives. Currently it is rearing its’ head as a
thought of hope.
Hope has come in handy this past week as I think beyond the
current hurricane situation. I have been
motivated and inspired by having people read my blog and wish me encouragement. In fact a close relative has chosen to run
the marathon with me after hearing about this blog. However, with all of this positive I face the
grim reality of the financial goals of the One Thought Away project. My original goal of $3,400 set in May seems hard
to accomplish with donations totaling less than $1,000 thus far. I know I am not running in vain as I already
have seen positive change in people through this even if we never raised a
single dollar.
However, powerful thoughts lead to powerful actions and I
hope the powerful thoughts that you all have shared with me and those that kindle
inside you will manifest into powerful actions.
Please understand that the dollars donated do not sit idle, but are
managed to have the largest impact possible for the Maranatha Village orphanage
and the immediate Titanyen community such as the recent shutters installed at
the orphanage. In a recent interview ABC
news reported:
“Jean-Robert Sauviren, an unemployed 63-year-old
father of six said as he stood barefoot in the water and held aloft his arms. ‘Maybe
we don't deserve anything.’”
We need powerful actions because that is what allows us to
put shutters on buildings to protect from hurricanes, it is what allows us to
rush the children to Cholera clinics and it is what allows us to remind a
burdened group of people that they are loved and cared for and they do count
for something.
I have hope you read this.
I have faith you will act on how you feel drawn to. I have love that love is the reason we will
act.
Hope, faith and love; what else do we need? J
Read my original post on details of how you can support here
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