The least among us . . ..

We are committed to serving the least among us. Jesus taught that just as we serve the widows and orphans, we serve Him. Until yesterday, finding the least among us has been an easy task. Hungry - no, starving, kids, just a few minutes drive from our comfortable homes were the 'easy target'.

Then came the 'quake. Tens of thousands dead in a moment. Kids wandering the streets, their moms and dads dead. No water. No food. No electricity. No nuthin'.

So now, here we are. The product of the generosity of hundreds of folks waiting in our warehouse, ready to feed hungry kids and their families. I don't think this is a coincidence. In fact, there's not much I think is a coincidence.

On the phone - to our Board of Directors. "Of course! Let's do what we can!"

Then talking to other NGO's who might be heading up cartage to Haiti.

Cut to the chase: The folks up at Operation USA are putting together an airlift out of Los Angeles within the next few days, and would be happy to carry our food and water to those in desperate need. Miramar Freight will deliver whatever we can spare to Los Angeles. 10 pallets of food, water and muscle milk are committed to kids and their families in Haiti. 5 tons of nurtition headed for the Carribean.

I can't remember a time when I have been more gratified to be an American. The face of the Haiti relief operation is going to be the U.S. military. And the muscle and sinew of that operation is going to be American generosity, mostly expressed through NGO's like Hilarious Givers.

I spent some time on the telephone with a counterpart of another aid organization - his response when I told him 10 pallets was "why only 10?" The 'why' is we still have thousands of kids under our wings, who will go hungry if we don't keep our eye on the ball. Our mission is primarily feeding Mexican orphans and the children of migrants right here in our back yard. If we lose sight of that, then the mission is flawed. The 'among us' part is important. The Haiti operation is acute, but will go on for months; the Mexico operation is right here, right now, and for the forseeable future.

So tomorrow morning, I'll be composing Bills of Lading for this month's outreach and transmitting them to Mexican customs. And Saturday, we'll be loading pickups and vans with much-needed supplies for our supported Mexico missions. Life goes on, and so do we.

If you have been considering making a monetary donation to Hilarious Givers, there hasn't been a better time before now. We'll take all the help we can get. We're still tax-exempt, and we're still broke. But God is good, and we take our strength in knowing we doing what we can for 'the least among us'.