Hurricane Isaac Strikes the Hill Country

The Momance overflows

Terraced crops - gone

The destruction to crops and already weathered, weather-beaten and water-leaking wooden housing in mountains --- NO TENTS HERE --- is...what can many of us relate it to, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"?!!  I don't have the soundtrack (yet).
 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.404442419611749.109324.108720589183935&type=1

Our team does have a plan for raising funds to raise tin for rooftops.  We have a pledge from local congregation already.  If you'd like to help with purchase of tin for roofing for this community, we are at

http://www.causes.com/causes/529435-if-pigs-could-fly-haiti

We will Sing, and Chase the Darkness Away

And the old shall dream dreams...

Below, scroll to hear Lisa Levine's "We Will Sing"

And the young shall have visions

And our hopes will rise...

Rise to the skies...

‎"KNOW HAITI WELL," ADVISES BILL GATES - INDEED. When the 28-year-old Hollywood star asked the computer billionaire if she should be looking at causes beyond just Haiti, Gates told her to scale back.
"He said, 'No, invest your time in Haiti and know your subject well,'" -

CALLING ALL STARS AND STARLETS:  AL MONTE MON, VAN BAGAY NAN MARCHE, POU BIEN KOMPRAN LAVI AYISYEN!

'trying my hand measuring out a "godet" of mayi moulin pou vann. M poko jwen klient, men...m ede Gran, Madam Andre, nan mache, Fort Kampon.

"Go to the people.
Live among them.
Learn from them.

Love them.
Serve them.
Plan with them.  Start with what they know.
Build on what they have."


Words by Dr. Y.C. Yen, found on the office wall of D. Larry Mellon