Monday, October 25, 2010

Cholera Panic Overshadowed by God's Peace

The cholera outbreak in Haiti sent us into a little panic. The thought that your child is in a place where they could be exposed to a life threatening illness is horrifying. The thought that you can't do anything to help them is even worse. These moments of panic have been foreshadowed by the knowledge that God holds Ooley in His hands and a lot of people are praying for him.

With cholera claiming lives rapidly, it is vital to pray for Ooley's safety as well as all the Haitian people. Please continue to pray for lives to be saved and this outbreak to come to an end. This could have been prevented with clean water. We have got to do something to get Haiti clean water! It's so upsetting to know that people are losing their lives by drinking water and trying to survive. The very thing they think is hydrating them is killing them.... this is not ok. Aid is there and more is on the way to help the Haitian people with this illness. More manpower is needed to get the treatments to those who need it. If you could help with medical aid, I suggest that you contact an organization such as Mission of Hope and travel to help as soon as possible. You will not regret helping the Haitian people.

With the initial panic of the cholera outbreak came a begging for contacts to check on Ooley. We were given the info for Bobby, a friend of our contact through Mission of Hope who could help us check on Ooley on a regular basis. We have also been told that our contact is waiting to here from someone about helping us gather documents. Yes, more waiting and waiting and waiting...

We will be purchasing an international calling card asap and contacting Bobby to work out the details of Ooley's welfare checks. We would like him to be able to take pictures of Ooley and send us updates at least once a week. This will require a monthly wired payment for Bobby and Internet access which can be hard to find. I'm sure God has all those details already worked out, and we are excited to see something being done!

Knowing Ooley is safe will be a great relief, but it is still important to get him moved to another facility as quick as we can. Slow steps, but steps none the less. We are grateful for every bit of info we acquire and will not take for granted the little things that get us an inch closer to getting Ooley home!

Daniel is planning to try to return to Haiti in December or January to have some meetings and get some things done that require leg work. Please pray for the resources needed and all the right doors to be opened to allow this trip to be successful and safe.

So begins the travel and financial requirements. We are expecting things to move at a speed only God can make happen! We are expecting this process to be so smooth that it will be obvious that it's God! Please join us in believing for God to open doors and supply resources. We appreciate each of you for your prayers and support. Donations can be made to the "Amber & Daniel Johnson adoption fund" at any Communication Federal Credit Union location.


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