Here's The Pics We Received

Thank You For All Your Support

I just wanted to take a minute to thank all of you that have donated and are praying for the children of Haiti. Your prayers and support are very much appreciated.
Well, I know you have all been waiting to see the pictures of the children receiving the donations you gave. Thank you for being so patient. There was technical problems that occured with the camera's port so that was why there was such a long delay. Yesterday though I finally received some pictures. The kiddos are adorable. Just looking at their pictures gives me even more ideas on what to send next as I'm sure it will you too. Unfortunately we did come across a snag with the pictures though. We've been told that there was another large donation that was delivered with ours at the same time. Everything was all packed together so they were not able to tell which donations came from which person. A volunteer took some pictures once everything was unpacked but didn't get any pictures of any of the donations we sent. I don't know how that happened but I apologize to all of you for this. I know you have all been waiting , as have we. We have been assured that the donations DID arrive. There is just no pictures of them being given out. That said, I have to ask you to have faith that they did arrive and were given to the children. I hope and pray that you will continue to donate despite this setback. Sometimes we just have to leave things in HIS hands and trust that HIS will has been and will be done. This is one of those times. If any of you are still uncomfortable about continuing to donate I urge you please pray about it. Please feel free to email me at salinge76@yahoo.com if you have any further questions. I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Something New

Hi again. We recently added a new page element here on our site. It is from Petfinder and it is very important. As most of you know, Katie dreams of becoming a veterinarian someday and wants to help animals in shelters. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will find many pets from our local shelters in need of homes. Just click on a picture and it will tell you more about that specific animal and how to contact the shelter it is in. There is also a section at the bottom where you can enter in your own zip code and it will show you pets waiting for homes in your area!! Is that neat or what? So we hope you will all take advantage of this opportunity. Who knows, you may find your new best friend! Even if you are not looking for a pet for yourself right now you may come across one a friend, relative ,or neighbor may be interested in. Please be sure to let us know if you do come across a pet you are interested in. We have many great readers and there are also many great pets waiting to be adopted. Hopefully we can help bring some of you together!!!

Safe And Sound In Haiti

Our first shipment of donations arrived safely in Haiti on March 26th. We don't have any details or pictures to share with you all yet but hope to have some very soon. I know you all want to see the pics, so as soon as we get them we will post them here.
Things have gotten very bad in Haiti recently. There has always been a shortage of food and medicine and most families live on as little as $2 per day/$10 weekly. But now things are getting even worse due to the drastically rising prices of food and supplies in Haiti. The people literally do not have enough money to buy food for themselves or their families. They are slowly and painfully starving to death! The government of Haiti is not doing anything to help it's people. This is why they need our help. They need it now more than ever before. Please consider donating now. We really need peanut butter and soy formula. Other than that if you are donating food items please make sure they are nonperishable, as it may take a few weeks before they get to Haiti.
We hope and pray that all of you will help bring food to the starvig people of Haiti. Regardless of whether you can only afford to donate one jar of peanut butter or 20 jars, they are all very much needed and appreciated. You will literally be helping to save lives just by doing something so simple. We will be sending out our next shipment in a couple of weeks. Please... help us help them. You won't regret it. We promise.

Next Stop...Haiti!!!

Good news. All of the donations we collected will soon be Haiti. It looks like they will going on March 11th or 26th. Probably the 26th. Please pray for a safe flight for the person taking them to Haiti.
Well I'm sick again. I just can't seem to get well. I just got over an upper resp. infection and now,two weeks later, I'm sick again. We had plans to go out for a nice dinner with my mom last night but I ended up at the Dr.'s instead. He said the resp. infection is gone but now I have a sinus and double ear infection. I feel miserable. He took me out of work a few days and gave me stronger meds this time.
Alright I'm gonna go back to bed now. Just wanted to give you all an update on the donations upcoming trip.

We Have More Donations!!!

We have a good start on donations. So far we have some clothing, toothpaste (Thank You Michele!), and a few cans of powdered soy formula!! The formula is very much needed to help keep the babies alive. They depend on this for survival. So if you happen to come across any good deals on soy formula please think of the babies and pick up a can or two. We are specifically requesting soy verses milk based formula because the soy is easier for the babies to digest. The temperatures in Haiti are high and the milk based formula turns sour in their little tummies and makes them sick.
Thanks for all the support and please continue to keep Smiles For Haiti and the precious children of Haiti in your prayers.

We're Back!!

Hi all. Sorry it's been so long since we've blogged. We've all been pretty sick here. Actually I think the entire Valley is ill right now!! There is just so much going around. Kyle had a sinus infection and tonsillitis as well. We recently learned that he's going to need surgery. They are going to remove his tonsils and adenoids. We don't have a date yet but will post when we find out. Please keep him in your prayers as he is scared of the upcoming surgery. At 12 years old (nearly 13), he has never had to have any iv's or surgeries, unlike his sister who has had more than her fair share. So understandably he is quite nervous. Katie is currently on her second dose of antibiotics. The first was for strep throat, now a week later the throat is better but she now has a double ear infection. I have a lovely upper respiratory infection, and Darrell is trying to fight off that wonderful flu bug that's going around. So as you can see we've all been quite preoccupied lately.
The good news is that all of the donations have been repacked into suitcases and are ready for their trip to Haiti. The next person/family traveling to Haiti for pickup (adopting a child/children) or a visit will take the suitcases with them and deliver them for us.
We are still collecting more donations. We are hoping to send out the next packages in a few weeks. So please remember us when you go shopping or clean out your children's closets!!