That time again.... DONATIONS

From May 3 - 13th I will be in Uganda again with a group from Children's HopeChest. I've been in KC for two and a half months straight and kinda itchin to go again ;)

Wasn't sure I could leave my lil man for that long, but just as my very smart dad told me about him going to pre-school: not that long ago i was only seeing him a few times a year. Plussssssss... my really good friend, Anna, from Drake and in KC, is coming along and I can not WAIT to experience this with her :-) And..... another amazing friend of mine from Drake, with an equally amazing family... and who's mother has been thru a lot in recent years, is feeling great and traveling with us too. This is going to be one for the books!

So far we have a group of 17 so this will be interesting (usually it's 10 or less). This trip will be less travel than the 'Vision Trip' last year. We will be able to spend more time in one area and with the kids. We will do some sort of Sunday School/Bible Study at every site. We will also be having a Soccer/American Football clinic. Fun huh!!! We will be doing one or two painting projects at Kayango and possibly Nabukalu. Of course plans are always subject to change...

We have plenty of donations for balls and pumps. Need items such as soap, toothbrushes, crayons. Bubbles are always a big hit. Monetary donations are the easiest and for many reasons best, but I'm packing 2 bags full of stuff so I'm open to all types of donations. Other suggestions are Advil, Tylenol, anti-itch cream, anti-fungal, antibacterial creams. (Please no clothes or stuffed toys)...

Uganda Data: from CHC's site

• Number of Orphans: 2 million +
• % orphaned due to AIDS: 48%
• 57% of children in Uganda will complete primary school.
• 3% of secondary school graduates will go on to higher education
• Over 50% of Uganda's population is under the age of 15 making it the youngest country in the world
• A girl's likelihood of contracting HIV/AIDS is cut by 50% by simply completing primary school
• Over 1,000,000 children in Uganda, between the ages of 6-12, are not in school

HAITI and my Hiatus

It's been a while since I wrote about traveling. Mainly because I haven't been anywhere in 6 weeks now! Wow, that's forever to me. But also because my last trip took a very unexpected turn...

I was in Haiti from January 4-14th and when the earth shook my life was forever altered. I could and I have gone on and on about it. You can read about Haiti, my adoption, my baby boy, politics, feelings, news, organizations that help the people of Haiti, etc. on my blog Miss Taylor.

There are links to media from my return, fundraising, and about Isaac... as he was granted Humanitarian Parole.

Nothing (I hope) in my life will ever compare to this tragedy again. Even tho it was hard and still is hard... I am better, stronger, and happier for it. All credit goes to the Man above!!!