What’s the saying? “Ask and you will receive?” God sure doesn’t do things halfway.
I’m very happy with how my team has responded to the earthquake in Haiti. I was cruising along Twitter when I noticed “Haiti” was a trending topic. Before I even figured how I would go about contacting my buddies, I found we’d had a game plan lined up. Funding a water system to send to Haiti. Not bad. The next thing came as a bit of a shock to me. We were practically invited to hold a fundraiser at the local showgrounds (kind of a big deal in Santa Barbara). We’re hoping to have media coverage and everything! As the social media guy of the group (you’re probably talking to me when you mention@hands4others), I’ve been trying to tweet up a storm and get our video out there.
I’m glad to see us moving away from being a fledgling nonprofit to a real force in the world. More importantly, I can’t wait to see this grow beyond me and the families here; H4O chapters forming all over the nation is what I’m dreaming.
I hope you all have been well, and I would encourage you to do whatever you can to help not only those in Haiti, but anyone you might see who has a need. A little smile to the right person can go a long way.
-J
H4O and Haiti
