The Haitian Sensation

My Brother and other relation,
Took a trip but not a vacation.
They loaded a rig,
For a goodwill gig,
And they called it the Haitian Sensation.

Just after the earthquake in Haiti, my brother e-mailed with a heartfelt desire to go to Haiti. He wanted to help and knowing my connection with BGM and their ministry there he was hoping I would have an “in” for his passion. I responded with my own ideas and between the two of us we hatched a bit of a plan. He expanded on that plan and carried it out. This morning he is in Nashville along with my cousin Tobey and a friend, Mat. These three are in an 18 wheeler loaded with boxes of supplies, pallets, a generator and a bit more from generous folks from all over southwest Michigan, and in just a few minutes will begin loading more of the same out of the BGM warehouses until the trailer is full. They will be transporting these items to Florida today and unloading them with a man who has offered to ship them for free into Haiti.

I have my three boys with me and we are going to carry a few food supplies for the road trip along with a small birthday cake for Tobey who is celebrating his big day on the road. We will help as much as we can but I suppose I won’t be much use with my three little guys along.

Keep them in your prayers today and tomorrow as they travel, as well as the young families they are missing these few days away.