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Haiti

It feels like the events intended to help support the Haiti team are coming more frequently now. Support letters have been written and delivered, meetings and social events have been held, deadlines have come and gone; but there's much more to come. We have several meetings in the next few weeks, and we're speaking at a large church here in Stockton on February 27th, telling the congregation what we'll be doing in Haiti.

In the meantime, this article (or something close to it) will be published in the Stockton Record to promote our fundraiser in April.
"Fundraiser for Haiti
Quail Lakes Baptist Church will be hosting a “Walk-a-Thon” and silent auction on Saturday, April 2nd, from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. Proceeds from the event will be used to send a group of ten young adults to Jacmel, Haiti, where they will help rebuild an orphanage damaged in the January 2010 earthquake. Highlights will include food, live music, and childcare.

Known as the Hands and Feet Project, the orphanage currently supports over seventy children in a city whose poorer neighborhoods were especially hard-hit by the earthquake. If you would like to walk with the team, the cost is $5, though sponsorships are also highly encouraged. The Walk-a-Thon lasts from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M., while the silent auction begins at 12 P.M. and ends at 1 P.M. Both events will be held at the church, found at 1904 Quail Lakes Drive in Stockton."

More than anything, I hope we remember our first purpose in traveling to Haiti: to honor our God by caring about those who have been affected by the earthquake.
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