You believe that there is Hope for a better tomorrow. And you believe that where like minds are connected, that positive change can come.
I want to share with you a story about believing, and how Faith has moved legal mountains thus far. The story isn't yet at an end - in fact the fight is now on in earnest...
Bresma Orphanage sits 10 mins outside the heart of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. It's run by two American girls - one is 21 so it's fair to call them girls. And they are taking care of about 150 Haitian orphans.
Their building has been hit hard by Tuesday's earthquake and they are living in their yard.
These two sisters, as American citizens, have the option to leave Haiti on daily flights out. But they have chosen to stay behind.
They say they cannot leave their children, because they know they would be condemning them to die - no food, water, diapers... And no-one to care for them.
Some of these children are THISCLOSE to having loving homes in the U.S. and were in the stages of being adopted when the earthquake hit.
They have gotten their story out through Virginia Montanez, and they have been able to move legal mountains, particularly through the efforts of former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, the children have now ALL been granted Temporary Refugee Status.
There is an outpouring of donations, and help and homes, and the kids just need to get to the U.S.
That is huge.
They're now working on getting a plane for these kids to get them out of Haiti. Because there is no-one to care for them and because of their situation, they cannot leave in twos and threes.
This is where the story currently is.
People have pledged miles, jet fuel money, etc to try to contribute toward getting these kids on a plane.
The situation in Haiti, meanwhile, is getting desperate. They have sent out an urgent plea that without water the babies will die within 48 hrs.
Even if they do get water, it is becoming dangerous for them to even to possess it. Remember these girls are living in a yard. Out in the open. With children.
Even CNN reporters on the ground are hoping for higher level of security than exists now. I cannot imagine what tonight is like for Haitians on the street.
They are just two tiny voices in Haiti in the middle of devastation with no access to the internet any longer, and yet you now know their story, and massive legal hurdles have been - and are being - overcome.
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