Okay Friends, I've got a challenge for you. It is a way that you can help me honor
Nandinie's life while, at the same time, do some MASSIVE good for women and babies in Haiti- and it will only cost you $5! PLEASE, I'm begging you, keep reading!
In Haiti (where John and Monika are from), when a pregnant woman goes into labor, she most likely will deliver at home. She doesn't get the luxury of a mattress, a clean room, sterile equipment, or an epidural. She doesn't have access to an obstetrician or pediatrician. She doesn't have the peace of mind that, if something goes wrong, her baby will be whisked to a neonatal unit where he will receive the most state of the art care. There is no 911 service to call so that an ambulance can rush to the scene and rush mom and baby to an ER. None of those options are available to these women.
Because of this, MANY Haitian women die in childbirth. Even more babies die at birth or soon after. The statistics are astounding.
There are some amazing people who have moved their entire lives and families to Haiti to be a part of making a difference in whatever way God might choose to use them. One of the ways that God is using them right now is thru a
clinic where they are educating pregnant women, offering them pre- and postnatal care and creating a comfortable and clean environment for these women to labor and deliver in. They also provide transportation to the hospital and financial aid to help cover the medical expenses for women who find themselves in need of more care than is available at this clinic.
You can read more about this ministry
here. And you can read about the daily lives of one of these missionary families, the Livesays,
here.
So what do I need from you? Well, in January, there is a marathon at Disney World, in Florida. And no, I am NOT running in that marathon. However, I know several amazing people who are running in that marathon and the reason they are running is to raise money to buy a big, reliable vehicle that can be used to safely transport women to and from the clinic before and after delivery and also quickly transport women and/or babies in distress to a local hospital.
Right now I can commit to donating $200 toward this cause. I desperately wish it could be $2000 or $20,000! So I'm praying for God to multiply my efforts. IF I could get 40 of my friends to donate $5 each, I could double what I'm giving! And it would only cost you $5! Will you go to this blog and donate $5 right now? And if you do, will you post a comment here or send me an email so that I'll know? Of course, you can donate WAY more than $5 if you'd like, but for every person who tells me that he/she has donated at least $5, I will also donate $5 up to $200- or more if God provides. I will make my donation on December 15th, or sooner if we reach 40 people before then. You don't need to tell me how much you donated, either, just let me know that you did.
All of your donation will go directly toward the purchase of this much needed vehicle. And, because your donation will be made to a licensed non-profit organization, it is tax deductible and you will receive a receipt- so you can feel good knowing that your money is going to a legitimate cause and that it WILL make a huge difference.
What if, the efforts you and I make together help to not only buy a vehicle but also provide extra money to continue the services this clinic provides to these precious mommas? What if we raise more than what is needed! I'm asking God to do more than I can ask or imagine and praising Him that whatever is done, I get to be a part for His glory and in honor of
Nandinie's short life on this earth. So come on! Go donate $5 right now! I can't wait to see what happens.
