Monday, May 14, 2012

Upcoming Haiti Trip--We need your help!

In a little over a week, we have our first team going to Haiti.  A group of four will spend their days submerged in Haitian culture.  The excitement is definitely building as we get closer to being "on the ground".  The group will spend their days traveling to different villages and seeing the different phases of the building process.  It will be exciting to see first hand the steps that we will soon take to help build a village.  It's also possible they will visit potential village sites for No Longer.  But, more important than all of that, they will spend their days LOVING on the orphans in Haiti.  They will be playing games, coloring, and telling them that Jesus loves them more than anything in this world.

As they prepare to go, we have a few immediate needs that we need your help collecting.  The following items are needed before they go on the trip.  The team will have their personal items in carry-on bags, and all checked luggage will be used for carrying supplies.  Let's try to fill those bags up and maximize the space!!!

What we need: 
(10)   soccer balls (that can be deflated--they will have to deflate to travel)
(10)   nerf footballs
         jump ropes (dollar stores are great places to get these)
         peanut butter
         small boxes of crayons
         twin sheet sets

We have set up the Alfa Insurance office in Trussville (1808 Gadsden Hwy 35235) as a drop off point.  This is Brian's office and it is located between Target and The Pants Store on Hwy 11.  The office is open until 5:00 pm every day.  All drop offs need to be done by next Monday, May 21.  Please leave a comment if there are any specific items you can help with or if you have any suggestions/questions.  If you are unable to drop items off in Trussville, please send an email to info@no-longer.com to arrange delivery.

Lastly, please keep our team in your prayers next week.  Hopefully we will be able to update with daily news and prayer requests while the team is traveling, but internet and phone communication might be spotty.  This has been an exciting journey to this point and we can't wait to see God's plan unfold!!!

2 comments:

  1. God's going with you - Praise Him! Exciting!!

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  2. What a wonderful thing for this group to do...I know the kids of Haiti will feel the love and our people will be so thankful they have helped in such a GRAND way..prayers for all of you!

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