mountains beyond mountains...

I received and email from Dorothy today and it is always so good to hear from her! she reminds me of how time will pass and i will be in Haiti before i know it! Dorothy has a few initiatives that she hopes to work on this coming year so i will have a lot to help her with. in Dorothy's words "I would like to start 2 new initiatives in my neighborhood: 1) screening expectant mothers for HIV to direct them into programs that will try to prevent their babies from getting the virus, and 2) educating Haitians about birth defects, specifically spina bifida, as almost all the children with spina bifida die, and providing folic acid and prenatal vitamins as appropriate."

With these initiatives i am trying to read more about AIDS and medical problems facing Haiti. i have realized lately that i can get through books quickly if i listen to them on cd while at work! therefore i just finished the book Mountains beyond Mountains about Dr. Paul Farmer (who is an amazing Doctor who has done phenomenal things in Haiti and in the world of medicine). Dorothy is suggesting that i be reading up on AIDS, especially about mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) and on spina bifida so if you have any suggestions please feel free to post them!!

I am continuing to get more and more excited for the next journey. I haven't really been scared at ALL to go except once and in that moment i remembered that no matter what i encounter there God will never give me anything i cannot handle. He is my king and my father...so I'm alright. i meant shoot I'm doing this with Him. i couldn't without. So no worries...only blessings.

thanks again. and seriously next time i'm with my laptop and having internet i will get pictures on here!

LOVE LOVE LOVE...