One Dollar can really go far. . .
Yesterday, I sent a request asking for donations for my son toHELP meet his financial goal to volunteer to assist with Haiti rescue efforts. As a former Iraq soldier, Marques is very skilled and qualified to assist. There is much buraeucracy, of course, involved with signing up again with the military, but he is not being discouraged about what he feels the Lord is guiding him to do.
Today, I am sharing a news interview of my son by Action News Channel 13 in Las Vegas and I am hoping you can offer support in the amount of $1.00. Please view the attached video and article and if you can make a donation, the links are under the news clip.
Thank you, humbly,
Agnes B. Levine
coolingwellwater@aol.com
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Two local men making trip to Haiti call it non-negotiable
Posted: Jan 16, 2010 12:26 AM CST
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Two local men making trip to Haiti call it non-negotiable
Las Vegas, NV - Many around the valley have been trying to find ways to help the Haiti earthquake victims, but for two men, traveling to Haiti themselves is the only option.
"It's non-negotiable," says Marques Oliver . "I can't sit on my couch any longer and watch CNN. Seeing these people that need help, knowing I have the skills to help, and not being able to do so is killing me inside."
For Oliver's friend Jules Edouard Nau, who grew up in Haiti, the mission is more personal.
"It's emotional," says Nau. "I've lost a family member already."
Both men have military training, Marques did two tours in Iraq, and both have medical training.
Despite the qualifications, they've been unable to find a church or aid group to help them get into Haiti.
"If I have to swim across the water to get there, it's what's gonna have to be done," says Oliver.
They plan on taking a commercial plane as close as they can get, likely the Dominican Republican, then hitch hiking rides into Haiti.
They've been saving up, raising money from friends, and plan to put their tax refunds this year towards the trip.
With plans to leave next week, the two say they will stay in the earthquake ravaged country for as long as they're needed.
In the meantime the two have been communicating with people on the ground via Facebook.
In fact, that's how Nau learned his father was still alive.
"Thank God for Facebook," says Nau. "We have so many friends with wireless Internet and even though the phone lines are down, the Internet is still up. It's amazing!"
Through those communications, they've learned help is still desperately needed and they're determined to get to Haiti no matter what.
"If I save one person, if I put a smile on one person's face, then it's worth it," says Oliver.
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Saturday, January 16th 2010 at 4:37PM
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