thank you...

to everyone that left encouraging words in the last post.... I will be making a brief trip but nothing long term quite yet because so much is going on here and this is a long term effort... so I won't be heading down there for my long stint until October at the earliest... I've tried not to write about this because I get daily updates from my director and other people I work with who are down there and I get pictures and feeds and other info that isn't neccesarily on the news and there are so many emotions that I can't even express. I'm scared about taking the trip so I can't even imagine how people feel who have lost it all... to talk to my director who is a white gentleman in his 60's who has worked for the RC for 32 years and have him burst into tears in the middle of a conference call is simply overwhelming. There is so much I want to say, but I can't and I won't... but I guess the simplest thing I can say is in some way do your part... whether it be a prayer, a check, donating your time, or even your home... I'm not trying to pressure people to give to the org I work for because frankly that doesn't make a difference to me.... but just imagine what if it were you and you needed the help... treat others with the same respect and love and open heart you would want given to you