Appendix E-J

There are rumblings of the Mountain Regional Barista Competition happening in Northern Colorado next month. This has the majority of us excited. It had me daydreaming the other day as I drove down College Avenue. It had me thinking to much about coffee and not enough about people. I stopped at a light and looked at the people in another coffee shop and something quivered in my being. The reality of people. At another light, someone protesting something was talking and smiling with a young fellow who appeared extremely excited to get somewhere, as his feet wouldn’t stop moving though he stood in place. More quivers.

About this same time people in Haiti were experiencing a natural disaster. People were being buried in rubble. The earth was changing at a very rapid rate all around them. I have beliefs about these quivers I felt & we can talk about them sometime if you like…but for now it is just safe to say that earthquakes are bigger than coffee. The world is huge and we are not as big as we might think we are. But we need to take care of each other and love each other. Methinks those are part of each other.

Love people here. The people next to you. But love the people in Haiti. If you pray, pray for them please. If you have the desire, go to Haiti. If you have the means, give to Haiti. We’re not as small as we may think we are.

FURTHER:

• Avatar For Haiti
• Oxfam

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When you are an organization powered mostly by volunteers, it is a safe bet to assume that the folks around you have hearts that desire to do things for others.

Throughout the year, we see volunteers leave to head somewhere else and help other people. To serve the global community. Maggie Canty took off last summer to serve with YWAM in Switzerland. Now, she is leading a team to Costa Rica to assist with the relief efforts surrounding the January earthquake.

“My team will be headed to Costa Rica, where we will be helping earthquake refugees in several different ways, from working on houses to passing out food to watching children and wherever else there is need.

And eating a lot of bananas. At least that’s what I hear.”

You can read more about Maggie’s adventures beyond Fort Collins – past & present – over at her blog Marge At Large. She’s a good lady and we love her very much.

Further:

• Maggie’s blog Marge At Large
• BBC coverage of the Costa Rica earthquake

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