Hello friends-

This is Gwenn here this time! Nick and I are sitting in Panera Bread feverishly working away trying to get a few last minute details tied up before we leave early, early in the morning tomorrow for MEXICO! We're traveling to a new resort south of Cancun in Riviera Maya. I honestly can't remember a time when I have looked towards something with such great anticipation. This is a last hurrah of sorts for Nick and I. We're traveling with some of our very best friends, Jason and Deena Gilliam. If you know them and you know us then you know it's going to be a hoot. I plan to spend most of my time either reading, getting a tan, or taking baths. Nick is planning on eating a lot. A lot. He's thinking if we time it right we can get in like 7 meals a day or something. (Yes, it's all inclusive.) Thanks for letting me share.

In just a few more hours, October will be officially over and we'll be into November. I am kind of glad to be done with October. It was crazy busy. We had a lot of meetings to share where God is bringing us, and it was cool to see people "get" it.

We had some time to hang with Danny and Leann Pye (HCH Directors) last week as they were in NC. I love being around them. My head spins with all these dreams about the future. It was fun.

We're really blessed to see people starting to partner with us in creative ways to help get us funded. Starting tomorrow (Nov 1- Nov 15) a friend of ours is doing an online Pampered Chef show for us. The short story is that if you choose to shop during this show, we will receive 25% of your purchase price in donations from Pampered Chef and the consultant. Check out www.mangine.org (our family blog) or our website www.haitianchildrenshome.org/mangine for more details.

Also in November, my cousin, Trina, is doing an auction of one of her paintings to benefit Nick and I and our move. The auction start date is November 19. I will give you more details in our next update.

What's really cool to us about these two events is that it's people just using what they have (and what they know how to do). I humbly ask you to consider what it is that you have and what you know how to do... Is there a way you can use what you have to help get us where we're headed?

With grateful hearts,
Gwenn + Nick Mangine