Its been a couple days since I have posted, so I thought I should get something out there... I did not have much new news.. that does not mean that nothing is happening, just nothing new...
Our friends in Haiti are continuing to work through the struggles that will become the new norm for them for a long time to come... They have just transferred the last of their patients from their clinic to the care centers that are being set up...Everything has been sanitized, and the children are moved back inside. They have rented a home that they will use for the clinic as they are expecting to continue to be busy there for a long time... They have found fuel for the generators , but no food drops yet... They have had a visit from the US military, and they say they will be back soon with supplies for them... We continue to keep our donation button up... they have so many needs right now... not only did they suffer extensive damages, but all their supplies were used up caring for the thousands that were in need around them....
If you have been over to the Possibilities International / iam1ru web sites you will see that we had trips planed into Uzbekistan in May and Ukraine in the summer. Both of these trips have been canceled/postponed, and we will be directing extra attention to Raising the Rubble in Haiti.
We have commitments with a team going to Guatemala in a few weeks, as well as the return of the Wright stuff to Kyrgyzstan in March. We will continue with these trips. The needs are so great everywhere right now...
We have committed to building a home in Guatemala as well as running a much needed medical clinic.
Emma is finishing school this week. She and Julie have been taking a teaching English as a second language course at our local University at the same time.. She will have her teachers certificate before we go in March
The full team will stay in Kyrgyzstan for 2 weeks. We will touch base with the many many different projects that we are involved with... I think it will take us a week to say hello to every one and a week to say good buy to everyone..hahaha... but that's just it.. most of what we do we can do from a far, but time to time... people kneed HOPE with the skin on... they need to sit face to face, and share a pot of tea ! It is so easy to get caught up in projects and figuring out how we are going to meet all the needs, but we must never forget that the greatest need that our friends have, first and for most... is a relationship. It is especially important right now because we had one of the orphanages that we help out close over the Christmas Holiday... We have kept track of the kids and continue to help them , but those children NEED to see us and know first hand that we are still around...
The next two weeks, I will stay on with Emma... We will work on getting her settled, as well as any other loose ends that need to be tied up before I go. Emma will be staying on until summer. She will be teaching English to some of our kids . As well, Emma will be working for me with the local mayors office. They have such a small budget for working with families in need as well as the orphanages. I hope to have a small budget for Emma that she can assist the head social worker one day a week. She will then be able to report back to us any serious concerns as well as link those in need with our Dream agents... Not only will this help us to maintain a good working relationship with the Government, it will help us to make sure that there is no duplication of service, bit more importantly will help us to identify those who have truly fallen threw the cracks.
Our friend Jengish has just received his US visa and will be heading to the US next week to begin
addictions training... This will be a great benefit to him at the rehab centre. He will be trained for 3 months and then will have time to visit before heading back to Kg... I asked him what he would like to do or where he would like to go... He said ...HAITI....Now this is so far out there... the hurtles would be huge... not just financial but visa's and the logistics of the whole thing, but It speaks volumes to me of the importance of the PI "Raise the Rubble" campaign. We have PI dream agents from the other side of the world, who work with those on the streets , those in the dumps and those in the greatest of distress, yet they want to come and help.....
Jengish told me "John I have to do what ever I can to help.... what ever that might be."
Oh that that would be our desire " I have to do what ever I can to help... what ever that might be"
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