I am excited to share details with you about my 2013 plans! Many of you have been praying with me as I've been seeking the Lord's direction for continuing ministry in Haiti next year. I had been looking into a few options and last week God opened the door for a one-year internship with Kore Timoun, or Children's Nutrition Program as it is known here in the States. CNP is a non-denominational, faith-based organization  out of Chattanooga, Tennessee and has been operating in Haiti since 1998. The mission of CNP as stated on their website is "to improve the health and development of Haitian children, particularly those suffering from malnutrition, who can in turn raise Haiti from poverty. We work to achieve this mission, in partnership with our Haitian sisters and brothers, by focusing on the family person who will have the biggest impact on the health and future of the child--the mother. Healthy mothers will be able to have healthy children."

I will join CNP in Leogane, Haiti the first week in January as their Safe Water and Maternal Child Health and Nutrition intern. My list of responsibilities is quite extensive, but I am ready for the challenge and see this as an incredible and certainly unique learning experience! I will be helping to manage the Safe Water projects, two of these projects in 2013 will include a biosand filter project and a latrine project. I will monitor these projects, help manage the staff, and promote community participation as CNP strives for sustainable projects that will be reproduced and long-lasting in these Haitian communities. I will also provide support and supervision to the Outpatient Therapeutic Program and Supplemental Food Program, participating in program outcomes, goals and strategies. And in addition to serving within the above programs, I will help CNP with their overall communication efforts, including Facebook posts, writing for their blog, daily Tweets from the field, and sending out photos, videos, and stories on a regular basis.