Now What?

Now what? What do we do from here? How do we dissolve this organization? Can we give Nick the rest of the money in the OH account towards loans and turn the whole thing over to him? Is that legal? I dunno. I'm sad today. I want to get to Pignon and see what we've accomplished. I talked with a lady today who goes there often and she told me there is a huge water crisis there. Not enough wells and if there is a well it is more than likely broken. And then I start thinking how because we haven't been back in so many years this whole thing doesn't feel real anymore. We aren't "in the trenches" so to speak. I think about all the issues Haiti has and our wonderful Director, Nicolas who is dedicating his life to make things better for his people and how do we just up and leave that? I guess I'm wondering if, no WHEN we get to go will be see the need and everything stir back up? How can I just go on with my every day life now knowing that water is a huge issue. A massive issue. And get this, they have to pay for the water they do get. Man, life isn't fair and it really sucks in Haiti. My heart still wants to help make a difference.

The money our loan recipients make goes towards taking care of the basic needs of their children and household. I was disgusted that Haitian education is not free and now I'm finding out water costs money too? What the heck!

I talked to a lady today who goes to Pignon often. I wanted to get her advise and feel about us going. She uses the organization that flies you from Florida directly to Pignon but there is a yearly fee to become an affiliate etc.. and seeing that we didnt go down often and now more than likely are going down for the final time there was no need for me to apply. She said the flight from Cap Haitien to Pignon is 12 minutes in a tiny plane. (Tee-hee. Alisha doesn't like tiny planes. Despises tiny planes. She has gone soft in her old age. Never mind that she's younger than me! So that news didn't go over well. LOL). Combine that with landing on a grass air strip... sounds like fun to me!

One more last hurrah with my best friend. The woman who has known me since college, who was in BOTH my weddings, the one who has seen the very best and worst of me, the one who risked a lot to start this organization, the one who has laughed and cried with me, the one with a heart to be a world changer, difference maker, generous giver and kick the human trafficking epidemic in the ass by providing small business loans for women so they don't get trapped with the idea of getting a job for themselves or their children when in fact is the gateway to being trafficked, that's the girl I'm going back with. One more time. God willing.