The outlook for 2008

Happy New Year, everyone! We had a great Christmas and NY's over here, enjoyed a little time off, and now we're jumping back in with renewed energy. Good thing too, because there's tons to do. We've got an extremely busy few months coming up, with plenty more construction, agricultural programs, and more and more expansion of relief and feeding programs.

It's exciting to see the progress that some homes are making that have been with us the longest, and now we're beginning to phase out their support so that they can stand on their own two feet and we can divert those resources to new homes. In this way, we're creating a cycle where we pick up the worst, feed and secure them, and then make a plan for how they're going to continue on their own.

If that sounds simple, it's not at all. But we're learning quickly, and with each new home it's getting a little smoother.

I'll try and do a better job of keeping the website more up to date, especially the news on the front page and our critical needs on the donation page. We'll also try and take more time to fill you in through the blog--our goal is always to make you, our friends and supporters, a part of what we're doing here.

Happy new year, and thanks for an incredible 2007.