Here They Are.....

Hey guys,

The final designs for the shirts are in!

In the next few weeks we will be getting these out to our schools, youth groups and neighborhoods! Spread the word and lets be a part of the Mission of Hope for Haiti!

$15 each OR 2 shirts for $25

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02Haiti.Radio

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Refoucusing our Mission

Hey Guys,
We are still so amazed at how God has been leading us over the past couple of days. We have hit some hiccups along the way but God has been faithful to smooth them out when we trust in him for guidance. I could go on all day about how faithful God has been or how awesome it is to have all y'alls support but I want to take a second to reset our focus.

Why do we do any of this? Why do we go through so much trouble to raise funds or go on mission trips or serve? If you think its because an earthquake hit or God needs you to do something for him, then I would ask you to rethink your position. God is all powerful, all loving and is capable of anything! He doesn't need us to do anything, but he wants us to serve him. Thats the whole idea behind this t-shirt movement; to serve God however and wherever necessary.

I came across a verse a couple days ago, 2Timothy 4:2a

"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season."

So many times Christians get caught up in the seasonal serving. We do our mission trips and then come back home and never share Gods love. "Be prepared in season and out of season." God wants to use you in your school, in your neighborhood, at work! God gives you opportunities every day, all you have to do is make the first step. It may be uncomfortable it may even be scary, but there is a reward for obedience beyond our understanding. It doesn't matter what we are doing, but as long as we are doing it for the glory of the Lord we will be blessed and in turn be a blessing to others.

As I was searching for the passage in 2Timothy, I flipped to 1Timothy on accident and found a verse that I've known for years, but it wasn't until just a second ago that it really sunk in and began to hold meaning.

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love and in purity." - 1Timothy4: 12

Our entire group of students, all 409 of y'all are still in high school! To the worlds standards you are young, but you are stepping up in a huge way! Don't let people discourage you! Through serving the people of Haiti you have the amazing opportunity to tell people what you believe in and "set the example" of what it is like to be living for God.

"and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us an gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." - Ephesians 5:2

Lets bring this idea of sacrificial love to our schools and our community. Lets partner together to live out our calling so serve Gods children, to help his people, and to be a light in the darkness.

Catie

Hope For Haiti: Emails, Estimates, and Encouragement

Hey guys,

I cant thank you enough to all who have been supportive of what we are doing with the little time our cause has been alive. The emails, facebook messages and posts are helping more than you know and we need to keep it up. Talk about it at your school, church, or organization.

We are currently working on all the details of who is going to be making the shirts, how many and the cost of it all. We have two major companies that we are talking to and once we place an order, we will be asking everyone involved to get pre-orders with sizes and colors. The first batch will be just 500 shirts to see how big this gets, but I am not limiting us to a couple hundred.

I believe this will make an impact on the lives that were affected by the earthquake of Haiti.

More updates to come! Keep Haiti in your prayers, keep where the money will go in your prayers and get the word out on this opportunity to be a part of the Hope For Haiti.

-David A. Stimson

hopeforhaitiblog@yahoo.com

Getting Things Started.....

Haiti needs our help.

"As you may have heard, the island of Haiti was struck by an earthquake on January 12, 2010. The ground shook off over 250,000 homes, and took the lives of 170,000 Haitians. The devastation down there is unreal. Families are torn apart, lives destroyed and little recourses to work with. This is where the action begins. As a community, we could take ourselves for a little less than important and give, serve, or help those who are in complete need."

We are small design team made up of students in Austin, TX we were devastated by what was going on down in Haiti and we want to do something to help, no matter how big or small the support will be. We came up with an idea.

We want to sell T-shirts for $10 each with 100% of our profit going towards the Haiti relief efforts. The money would go directly towards the medical teams, their equipment, the medicine, construction, and anything else they might need down there.

The organization we will be sending the money through is called Mission of Hope Haiti and you can find their website here http://www.missionofhopehaiti.org/ where you can find out what the money will be going towards. We will sell the T-shirts across multiple campuses, our churches, and neighborhoods.

We will have shirt choices (with color and sizes) and be taking orders and pre-orders in the next couple of weeks. You can send us an email at hopeforhaitiblog@yahoo.com for any questions or comments. More updates will come so look out for the shirts at your school, youth group, or neighborhood!

If you would like to get involved, we will need all the help we can get.

Help us aid the weak and support people in need.

Hope For Haiti

-David A. Stimson