Haiti January 2013

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by my daughter Christine

I have found myself thinking about Haiti a lot lately. Some of this is caused, I am sure, by the fact that I am planning to go back to Haiti on January 12, part of this is, I am sure, that Haiti never completely leaves my mind.

This year, as you should know if you have spoken to me about the trip, we will be focused on construction of a chicken farm at the orphanage we have been working with over the last couple of years. I am a bit nervous about this because I literally have no experience with chickens other than thinking they taste good deep fried or rotisserie.

If you do feel moved to help me out either in prayer or financially for this trip any and all help is appreciated. If you are moved to help financially I have placed the details at the end of the post.

When I think of the orphanage we will be helping I wonder if Evan will still be there. He is the boy that helped me out last year while I was building kites. I remember him for several reasons including him helping to make Haitian kites the "right way" as well as him helping all the of kids at the orphanage as well. I remember that when one of the smaller children broke their kite he quickly and willing offered his. I wondering if I could be as giving in the same circumstances. Great kid, I hope and pray he is well.

I wish I could explain my pull to Haiti, I have tried, but the words really don't come. It is mostly just a pull I can't resist. If I could explain it better perhaps I would make more sense to my wife and kids. Until I am able I suppose I will have to accept their patience; as they have been very patient and understanding. I was hoping that I would be able to share Haiti with some of them this year, but I don't think it is going to work out. There is another trip in March, mostly medical, maybe things will change by then.

It will be good to see old friends when I get back to Haiti. I have been watching them afar via Facebook, but it will be good to greet them in person again. It will also be good to make new friends, both locals and those I will meet from other states that are participating in the mission trip. Now that I live in CA I do have a chance to meet anyone on the trip before touching down in Haiti. It is interesting flying solo into Port-au-Prince. Mostly there are groups that fly into Haiti, in my experience, along with people who have family. I am one of the few people, without family in Haiti, who travel alone. It is a different experience as you see groups chatting about going down either for the first time or that have been going down far long than I have.

I do look forward to going to Haiti. I miss my family terribly when I am away from them, but this trip, as opposed to other trips, somehow better justifies that time away. The hardest part about being away from them on this trip is I am not able to share the events as they happen.

If you have made it this far through today's rambling and you still are interested in helping with the trip financially, you can send any thing you can spare to the following address. Please also let me know in an email (davidk.bainbridge@gmail.com) so I can personally contact you and thank you as well. If you do send a check in please put in the memo that it is for David Bainbridge.

Please make out your check to "Union Church" and mail it to

Union Church
C/O Jonathan Wright-Gray
PO Box 7028
Ocean Park Maine, 04063

God Bless.