Donations Needed

This March break, I will be traveling to Mission of Hope and another organization called New Life Children's Home.  Someone with an extremely generous and kind heart had donated my flight, and because he is flying me down first class, I can bring tons of donations!  Praise God!  So if you have anything you would like to donate, please get in touch with me by March 2nd (next Friday).  Here is a list of needed items:
Food
-peanut butter
-jelly/jam
-$ for food
-children's chewy vitamins

Clothing/Shoes
-children's summer clothes
-new socks
-new underwear
-dress shoes (kids 2-womens7/men 9)
-durable sandals (same sizes as above)
-sneakers (same sizes as above)
-boys dress pants and shirts (size 6x-youth 12)
-girls skirts/dresses/dress shirts (size 6x-youth 12)
-girls leggings
-bathing suits boys and girls (no bikinis) (size 6x-youth 12)
-black belts (6x-12)


Toiletries
-deodorant
-shampoo
-Selsum blue shampoo
-full-sized toothpaste
-soap
-maxi pads
-moisturizer
-baby powder

Baby Needs
-diapers (all sizes)
-baby formula
-baby wipes

Toys/Sports/Music
-Children's books in English or French
-games
-DVD's
-soccer balls
-basketballs
-volley balls
-sports equipment
-used musical instruments (especially trumpet, trombone, keyboard)
-waterguns
-$ for food

Miscellaneous
-wristwatches
-wall clocks
-irons
-durable table cloths
-clothes pins
-sheets
-garbage bags
-ziploc bags
-sheet sets
-medium fans
-colorful fabric 2 yards in length

Only You Know

Two nights ago I had a dream of Haiti.  I was walking through a village with a group of Americans and we passed by a hut.  It wasn't really a hut though because it had no roof, just a dirt floor with some posts and several women sitting or crouching on that floor.  One woman was laid in the lap of her daughter in the middle while her daughter fed her with a spoon.  She was badly burned and missing all four limbs, crying in pain.  It was so real that I woke up praying for this woman and kept praying in case she was real.  I wondered if the real Erica would have done anything or if she would have stood helplessly like dream Erica did.  I cannot say.

Last night, my friend lost her father.  We talked once about how blessed we were to have such great and honorable men as fathers and how the perfect man to marry would be a mix between a Bill Lee and a Dave Naylor.  I don't even have any words to say what the world has lost when it lost Dave.  I know God has a plan and a good plan, but sometimes real life is just too real.  Sometimes I just can't see why.
How many hearts must be broken?  How many tears must be shed?  How many children must die?
Before you come again?
Only you know.