Haitian Relief

[Cara]

Melissa, if this is considered "spam" or is inappropriate, please zap it, and accept my apologies....

I know there are people who are hesitant to send help or donations to relief organizations, but this is one that is completely above board. It was started by a family in our church and the husband, Shane Mattenley, is in Haiti right now. They lived there for many years and adopted their daughters from Port-Au-Prince. He is posting updates on what is happening as often as possible and is in communication with his wife and our church almost daily. If you want to donate and are unsure if your money will be put to the best use and not used for some bureaucratic run around, please check out the link below.

http://www.mercyleague.org/

[madness]

Thank you for this. My husband and I can't really afford to donate anything but we desperately want to. Since we aren't going to be able to give much, we have been researching where to send our money so it does the best good. I'll add this one to the list of places to consider!

[Cara]

Thanks Madness. Yesterday's update talked about a small orphanage that had men come to the house and shot it up, presumably looking for food. It's going to get worse for them before it gets better.