Wisdom from Djaloki’s Heart

“What we see and what we hear from main stream media is shaped by all kinds of overt and covert agendas. Even what looks obvious and what seems sensible is often designed to manipulate our consciousness at various levels. I invite you to question everything you are told, even what you are led to think apparently by yourself, and this includes this very message. The urgent and acute need for help in Ayiti and the global response of solidarity it is producing are not exempt from manipulation and deception.

This is a golden opportunity to sharpen our heart intelligence and to tap into the global readiness for genuine respect, dignity, sustainability, interconnectedness, relationships and love, which the Ayitian people are currently expressing on behalf of humanity as a whole.  We will access this collective knowing from the depths of our individual heart-mind-spirit (not from mainstream media) by nurturing our heart powered processes of thought, speech and action through prayer, meditation, self investigation and healing, humility, support and service to others, pure intention and recognizing our genuine intuition from our mental addictive habits.

When we learn to listen to our global heart through the vibrations of our “individual” heart, we evolve to a higher individual and collective frequency and consciousness. Then we understand the utmost sacredness of the hundreds of thousands of deaths and the extreme pain and suffering of millions through sudden massive tragedies such as the recent one in Ayiti, or others that will come, until we absorb the lessons and the wisdom they are teaching us.”

A note from Claudia:

For the next two weeks Wisdom Circle Ministries will be using this message as a piece for reflection and sharing of wisdom on our nightly prayer circle at 8 EST on Skype.  We invite you to join us there or if you cannot, post your wisdom from the heart that came up for you as read and meditated on what Djaloki had to say on the comment section of this blog.  It will be shared in the prayer circle.

If you would like to join us in the prayer circle contact myself and Pamela through your skype account.  Setting up a skype account is free and easy at www.skype.com.  My skype contact ID is claudia.roblee., (Brighton, MI)  Pamela’s skype contact ID is pameladungan (Hingham, MA).

Blessings and Peace to all of you

Claudia

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Another Perspective from Haiti

Jordan writes:

I could not have anticipated what I was to see, or the affect that our experience in Haiti would have on me.

My fiance  Christene and I left from Ocean Beach to join ten others and 1,200 lbs of medicine and supplies that had been donated.  This is only a fraction of the donations that “Children’s Hope” has received since the catastrophic quake, but such was our weight allotment, the rest will go down in subsequent trips.

My mother Leisa Faulkner began Children’s Hope, a non-profit/non-religious organization, in 2004 to help the desperate situation of the children of the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.  Along with humanitarian aid, my mother has become very involved in the political situation there.  Our last trip down there was her 12th.

We spent most all our time in Port au Prince, where through her previous trips, my mother had established ties with community leaders.  Governing now only exists at the local level, “mayors” of what are now tent cities have the best idea of what the people in their area need most.

We worked to distribute the huge quantities of medicine, stocking “pharmacies” (usually located in one of the few buildings still sound in the area) with what they needed, and then off through the debris filled streets.  When we felt as if we most usefully proportioned out the medicines, we took to helping in the hospitals.  Now in what used to be orphanages, schools, and soccer fields, under tarpaulin roofs, the battle is on against the second wave of this disaster.  Malaria, typhoid, cholera, and hepatitis A are breaking out as sanitation is almost impossible and the density of people guarantees quick transmition.  We gave vaccinations, changed bandages of amputees and helped teach them to use crutches or wheelchairs, and helped the sick in outlaying regions get the treatment they needed.

The dozen or so soccer balls we brought were worth their weight in gold, or rather smiles.  Watching the children play soccer together; smiling, hugging, and laughing they seemed to forget if only for a moment the pain and just be kids.

Now what little infrastructure and “stability” the people of Haiti had is all but gone.  The devastation is total; government buildings, schools, hospitals, and homes flattened.

They press on through resiliency of spirit and unity.

A unity and oneness that Fox news and CNN would not have you believe, and the mounted 50 caliber weapons on UN tanks do not promote.  We never saw riot or looting, but only people pulling together, sharing, lifting each other up.  Because they have to, because it is what they have always done.

As a man sitting atop a pile of rubble that used to be his neighborhood his, his family still buried somewhere below his feet proclaimed, “I realize that I am here to help those less fortunate than myself.”  The only people that I can think of that are less fortunate than that man are those in that country that have lost not only family and friends, but arms and legs.  It is a horrible thing to say, but we met countless Haitians, mostly very young, who fell to such a fate.  A people that have endured disaster after disaster, oppression, slavery, coup upon coup are now faced with surviving the worst natural disaster on record.

The people of Haiti are the most beautiful I have ever met, their smiles beaming from under the rubble, and hand in hand they stand up and dance.

I will most likely be returning to Haiti soon, accompanied once again by my loving mother, to sit on an enormous donation (from a resident of Ocean Beach-THANK YOU!) of 15,000 bottles of antimicrobial cleanser/sanitizer and ensure its passage and proper distribution.  Please continue to support, you cannot give enough.  The need is truly great, and the people could not be more thankful.

Jordan Barnes

If you would like to donate through Children’s Hope:

Children’s Hope

3025 A Cambridge Road

Cameron Park, CA 95682

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Time Off?

Hello my dear friends,

Honor and Respect to you!
I am in utmost awe and gratefulness for the work you have been doing for and through Wisdom Circle Ministries!  You are precious angels of the Light indeed!
Tomorrow, I intend to take my first time off since the earthquake, on January 12th.   I also intend to gradually rebalance my time assignment along the next few days.   I need to rest, to maintain the car I have been using, to take care of relatives and to connect with people who have been wondering why I have not been in touch.   I hope to eventually get back to better and more regular communications through the Internet soon, especially with you all for Wisdom Circle Ministry affairs. I will also do my best to get back on float with my Spiritual Counseling course with TNS.
Thank you so much for your generosity and dedication for the Ayitian people and humanity, and for your patience and flexibility with me!!!!
Peace and Reverence to you!
~Djalòki~
We are the Ones we have been waiting for.

Dear colleagues,


Please find attached OCHA Situation Report No.18  on the Haiti Earthquake, dated 5 February 2010 .
OCHA is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

  • Seven organized settlements have been established for 42,000 displaced people; some 460,000 people remain in 315 spontaneous settlements throughout Port-au-Prince, according to IOM.
  • Sanitation and vector control is becoming a major concern in many of the spontaneous settlements, which lack proper site planning.
  • WFP reports that people in outlying departments are finding it difficult meeting their basic food needs due to an increase in food prices


  • The targeted immunization campaign continues in settlement sites. To date, there has been no notification of events with epidemic potential, according to PAHO/WHO.


  • Some 80 to 90 flights per day are landing at Port-au-Prince airport, down from the peak of 120-150 flights per day.


  • Traffic congestion is a major issue in Port-au-Prince and at the Jimani border crossing.


  • Humanitarian organizations continue to partner with local radio stations to broadcast important messages to affected populations such as how to get food and where to get vaccinated.
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Message from Chrystèle Desmangles

My name is Chrystèle and as you all probably already know I am Djalòki’s daughter. I am not really godd with words but I really wanted to say to all of you how I appreciate your gesture. As I said to Diane, this has been a traumatic experience for all of us Ayitians, but I deeply feel and think it is Providence’s way to open the ”road” for a much greater, stronger, healthier, more prosperous, more flourishing Ayiti, and I don’t think I’m mistaken if I say all of you are crucial instruments in this process. This has been a considerable apprenticeship for me as well : I learned (and I am still learning) how to open my heart and receive from people.

I wish I had Horatius’ eloquence so my words would be much more fitted to express my thoughts and feelings.In the mean time, I’m sending you my sincere gratitude.

Thank you again,

Chrystèle Desmangles

2010
02/05
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Sister Valerie Mawiyah Duperval

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6822504.html

By MIKE TOLSON

Jan. 19, 2010, 2:45PM

 KHOU

Only a day removed from death and devastation unlike any she had witnessed, longtime Houston aid worker Valerie Mawiyah Duperval tried Monday to convey the desperation of Haitians in the wake of an earthquake that has left most of the country without food or drinkable water.

Only a day removed from scenes of death and devastation unlike any she had witnessed, longtime Houston aid worker Valerie Mawiyah Duperval did her best Monday to impress upon her hometown the desperation that has overcome Haitians in the wake of an earthquake that has left most of the country without food or drinkable water.

 “I don’t know where to begin,” said an emotional Duperval, who arrived in Houston early Sunday morning after being evacuated on a military flight. “When I got in, I couldn’t walk anymore. I had walked so much in Port-au-Prince — I know I walked 100 miles. But at least I could walk. There were many people who could not walk at all.”

Duperval recalled images of bodies of children pulled from the rubble in her neighborhood, of a headmaster who was still alive while rescuers frantically tried to dig him out of the remains of his school, of injured people walking endlessly in a daze, of sleeping on the ground with a concrete block for a pillow, and of the all-consuming and often fruitless search for something to eat or drink.

“All of the above,” she said when asked about the need for donations of money, medicines and medical supplies, clothing and other material items, or personal time or expertise. “We especially need asthma medicine, and all kinds of antibiotics. People are getting rescued but then they are dying of infections from injuries suffered when they were in the rubble. But right now, more than anything, they need food and water.”

At cafe when quake hit

Duperval lost her home, friends and godchildren in the quake, yet like many Haitians who spent Sunday morning at curbside religious services in front of shattered cathedrals, she considered herself lucky. She was at a cybercafe when the first tremors hit and immediately heard a young man yelling for everyone to get out. She did before the big jolt.

 As the executive director of Haitian American Ministries, Duperval has worked for years providing humanitarian assistance to people in that country, the poorest in the Western hemisphere. She promised to return to Haiti soon to aid in the relief and recovery effort, which she said will be much different than current distribution efforts that are hampered by the extent of devastation and the lack of contact with experienced aid providers.

“We’re looking at staged recovery and disaster relief, because when all the cameras leave, these people are still going to be suffering,” said Duperval, a former informations systems specialist at Exxon Mobil who first visited the country in 1987 after marrying a Haitian. “We’re about delivering services to the people. I can tell you it’s going to be organized.”

First-hand look Duperval said HAM’s effort will be a long-term program that will begin in about 45 days and will continue as long as is needed. She encouraged people in Houston to donate through the organization’s Web site, www.hatianamermin.org.

Duperval said she got involved with humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti when she visited the island and saw first-hand how little the local people had in terms of resources. Those early images became the impetus for a lifetime mission.

“I believe in doing all I can do,,” she said. “I’m a hard-working person but I am not rich. But compared to the people of Haiti, I’m a millionaire.”

2010
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Ayiti Prayer Circle – Prayer from Heidi Jo

We pray to the One, by all the beautiful names we know you,

God….Goddess….Allah….The Source…Creator….Wakan Tanka…Brahma…Bondye…Yahweh…

And to the feminine Divine,

Shakti…Tara… Blessed Virgin… Great Mother… White Buffalo Calf Woman… Holy Sophia…Quan Yin… Gaia… Ishtar… Oshun

Hear our prayer.

We pray that the Waters which surround all people in all lands embrace us with healing energy

Healing of our physical bodies, our emotional distress and our spiritual disconnectedness.

Hear our prayer.

We pray that Fire, burning at the core of Mother Earth rises up within us

Purifying us of all error, sin, falsehood or negativity, and igniting a passion and will for the truth of our interconnectedness and worldwide unity.

Hear our prayer.

We pray that the spirit of Air carries our prayers to The One, illuminating a new path and a new purpose for us

Bringing the spirit of the Christ Consciousness among us, transforming  our despair into joy and clarity. 

Hear our prayer.

We pray that Mother Earth will ground us in the now

 Leading us into Wisdom and healing for her body and for all people everywhere.

Hear our prayer.

We pray for peace and a new spirit of love, respect and gratitude to be born in Ayiti and all Caribbean islands, in Africa, in North and South America, in Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia and India and in Australia.

Divine One, hear our prayer.

2010
02/04
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An Opening

Dear Friends of the Heart,

This post contains two messages from Djaloki.  One message is from a conversation Djaloki had with Diane Ford Jones who then relayed her notes to me.  Diane is a friend of Djalokis and now a dear friend of mine and a member of the Board of Wisdom Circle Ministries.  The second message is from a conversation Djaloki had with me on Friday evening, January 29th.

Diane’s conversation with Djaloki

January 26, 2010

I spoke with Djaloki for an extended period of time (two hours) on a wide variety of topics…

He said he is well in spirit, mind and body as are our friends Carla, Ron and Ari and their immediate family members and close acquaintances.

Conditions on the ground are still chaotic.  I asked if he felt the distribution of water/food/meds had improved? He said, “Not really.  There is so much more to do.  The problem is twofold: Big organizations that have access to large populations of people but had no pre-existing ties create conflict because they don’t understand the culture.  The stronger more effective efforts to help are coming from the smaller NGOs who have been in Ayiti for years.  They are better equipped to preserve the dignity of the people they are serving, even though the relief they offer takes longer and is on a much smaller scale.  The other concern is that even though tent cities are being set up near the city limits, millions of people are still in need of waterproof tents.  It hasn’t rained yet because the collective prayers of the people have kept rain from falling. But rain is coming. And when it falls on 2 million people who are living outside with no capacity to seek shelter and where human waste is abundant, disease may begin to set in…”

When asked if there are specific ways we might be supportive, he suggested that Kim and Mike get in touch with Melinda Miles through David Diggs at Beyond Boarders. “She is in DC, I think, influencing the Federal [government’s] effort to push for an accelerated process to dispatch people effectively.” We should support her advocacy efforts.

I briefed Djaloki about the arrangement for support that has been made on behalf of his daughter, Crystele. We spoke about the funds being used to support her rent and living expenses for the month of February. He understands that Crystele is establishing a budget so that he will be able to administer the funds responsibly. He is confident in her ability to do so.

The most pressing needs now are for access to and use of waterproof tents that can sleep four, six and twenty people. Djaloki has access to a car that he is using regularly. (The owner suffered broken legs in the quake so he is borrowing his automobile.

On the logistics of traveling to Ayiti to help:

Conditions on the ground are challenging at best. So care needs be taken not to add to the burdens of the people if/should anyone choose to go to Haiti to help. He did not say not to come but to be mindful of the conditions if one were to choose to do so.

With that in mind he suggested the following regarding travel logistics:

Question: What is the present availability of automobile rentals in the Dominican Republic and at what cost?

Buses are taking people in and out of Ayiti via the Dominican Republic.  Caride Tours is the name of the most reliable bus service. Calling ahead to reserve a seat is advised.

Djaloki can receive text messages but his capacity to get and/or send email is intermittent. If you are going to Haiti, let him know ahead of time what your itinerary is by calling or sending him a text

Question: When entering the country, what post quake challenges are presented at the Dominican Republic/ Haiti Border?

Travel with cash. Any border crossing problems can be mitigated with that. However, generally, no border crossing issues occur. There are no customs procedures in place on the Haitian side of the border.  And no problems have been reported getting into or out of the country.

Since phone service is dicey, the use of blackberry phones with internet capacity is best. And, satellite phones are the most efficient means of communication. He wishes they had one.

Question: Other than money, what additional resources should be taken and how can they best be secured?

Security problems arise whenever large shipments of items come into the country. But if goods are brought in to support his needs and the needs of our friends, it is best to bring alternative power sources like batteries, solar powered tools, extended power packs, camping equipment and hand powered equipment such as those utilized by the Amish and Mennonite communities. Lamps and military survival resources such as canteens are also needed.

We also spoke about Wisdom Circle Ministries and the board’s current work. I will share that with the board in detail when we meet.

Djaloki wants to be certain it is known that he and all of the survivors in Ayiti are eternally grateful for the waves of compassion, energy, spiritual support and love that has and continues to sustain them.  He believes that “it’s not over yet. Times will get worse before they get better.” And he asks that we continue to pray for the people of Ayiti and all of humanity as it shifts.”

Peace and blessings,

Diane

E-Mail and phone call to Claudia

January 29, 2010

E-Mail

I am now formally part of the staff of the Haiti Response Coalition. Our web site will be up and running soon (http://www.haitiresponsecoalition.org/). We will soon be able to offer dignified and sustainable alternatives to the horrific large scale distributions currently being done by international NGO’s and UN agencies, through our network of local grassroots organizations with a seasoned experience in community organizing and leadership that allow to plan and implement peaceful, dignified and efficient emergency relief and longer term development actions, which are acutely lacking so far.

Waterproof shelter is the absolute immediate emergency for most people right now, giving the fact that they are sleeping outside under light sheets or nothing at all and that the first rain of the season may come any time now. Many people believe that the reason it has not rained yet is the millions of people praying intensely, and as a matter of fact, it started to rain twice recently, but it stopped before it became an issue… To understand why it would be so much of a problem, imagine a camp of several thousand people living and sleeping outside, with no shelter for themselves or any of their belongings, with 2 weeks of uncollected trash all around the camp, and 2 weeks of human feces because there is no latrine built yet and children running around (the healthy ones); and now add a pouring tropical rain to the picture…

Phone Call

When Djaloki and I talked I asked him if he could tell me a little more about the Haiti Response Coalition which he is involved in.  Djaloki told me that this coalition is made up of both Ayitian and Foreign smaller organizations that have been in Ayiti for a while.  These organizations have a strong leadership and he feels that it is very fortunate that they have access to meetings at the UN OCHA where development strategy is being developed right now.  He feels that the Haiti Response Coalition sees development in a holistic way while UN OCHA does not see the development in a holistic way.

In terms of distribution of aid, the Haiti Response Coalition has been working with Haitian partners or people in the community they already know.  The coalition has been assisting the communities to help them set up a structure and organization so that when aid is distributed all in the community are receiving it.  The coalition is now receiving requests from other communities to work with them in this fashion.

Djaloki told me that large NGO’s are getting some relief into the large encampments but many times it is causing more harm than good.  Violence like what we see on CNN erupts and only the fittest are receiving aid.

He also told me that large distributions are being planned for next week and he feels it will be awful.  In normal times when Ayitians gather it can be chaotic and noisy.  This is part of the culture.  The armed marines that are there to help with the distributions do not know this about the culture.  I pray that force is not needed to keep order.

Djaloki told me that it is one of his dreams to see borders between countries disappear.  They are counter-productive and have caused wars and many problems.  They are in reality only lines on paper.  He said that for 2 days there have been no border checks and people are coming and going in and out of the country freely.  He said in that sense Ayiti may be the most advanced country in the world right now.

He expressed that at this time there is an opening for much change to happen in Ayiti.

I believe that to be true not only for Ayiti but for the world.

Blessings,

Claudia

2010
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Singing the Chant of Oneness by Naomi Fay

Greetings Friends,

Naomi Fay shared a chant, Singing the Chant of Oneness, during our Ayiti Prayer Circle last night.   She has given us permission to post it.

Thank you Naomi!

Singing the Chant of Oneness

As I walk into the garden of the Divine,

I sing a chant of Oneness.

I sing the song of sorrow for my brothers and sisters in Ayiti.

I sing the song of gratitude for my brothers and sisters Ayiti.

I know I am uniquely different as I am the same for I see myself in the eyes of another. .

I come to gather and drink from the cup of the Divine to remember and to celebrate who I really am.

I drink, I bathe, I purify in the Light of my Beloved. I release my fears and thoughts of limitation and I transform and heal into the knowing that has no words.

I laugh, I play, I cry, I pray. I know what I know because within there is a deep peace. A deep peace that fills me.

Each of my gifts express my song and others join with me until it resonates our souls.

The process is unending, everlasting, and forever. For I know I cannot do this alone.

We are one. We are one. We are one.

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Waking up ~ Finding Wings

Today I will be writing from communication I have received from Djaloki from Wednesday, January 20th until yesterday.  First though I would like you all to know how this communication is transmitted to me and how I end up with these writings.

I receive communication from Djaloki in any way that is available to him at the time.  Some times we talk via Skype, sometimes it is telephone, sometimes text messages and sometimes email.  Text and email messages are easy to deal with because I have his words right in front of me and can directly copy them.  Skype and telephone conversations are my favorite form of communication because it is wonderful to hear his voice. Unfortunately though, this type of communication can sometimes lead to inconsistencies, (which according to Djaloki have been very few and small), between what is said and what is written.  When we are in voice contact I am furiously writing while he is talking.  While I am writing I am also trying to be fully present for Djaloki, not only to hear what he is saying but also to feel, respond and honor his emotions as he is talking.  When I write these messages, I try to convey what he is saying, but mixed into all that are also the emotions behind what he is saying, his and mine.  I will strive to be as accurate as I can and I apologize in advance if I do make an error. If Djaloki does notice anything that he feels is not correct, he will let me know so that I can correct it.

I will start with the phone message of Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

“We had a very large aftershock this morning.  Yesterday it was raining from time to time so we put many things we did not want to get wet back into the house.  There were 5 or 6 of us here last night and we slept on the porch because it was raining.  The aftershock this morning was our wake up call.  We found wings to fly off that porch.”

I asked Djaloki if he knew if there were more injuries or damages from this aftershock.  “I do not know if there were more injuries.  I don’t know how much more damage came from this.  From time to time some houses will just fall, even from a truck passing by.  Of the homes that are left many if not most will have to be demolished.”

“I have been thinking that this is a message or opportunity to start thinking of a completely different way to rebuild.  We have to learn how to build without concrete.  The catastrophe is the concrete.  Nature is not the catastrophe.  We need to develop techniques to build that are adaptive to our culture and our environment.  Concrete houses disconnect our bodies from Mother Earth, perhaps it is the grid laid down beneath our feet or the square shape.  Concrete buildings are not sustainable.”

“Many people have been asking, what can we do for you and your household.  I have come up with a partial list.  This is not just for my household but what all people of Ayiti can use:  (Items in parentheses are my suggestions or thoughts.)

1.         Cash, I have stated that before.  (Inflation is going through the roof there.)

2.         Good quality, waterproof tents of different sizes, light and movable, that can be lived in for years.

3.         Sun powered, battery powered or hand powered appliances and tools.  (Batteries)

4.         Independent lighting.  (Battery powered?)

5.         Solar hot water showers.

6.         (Chemical toilets?)

“For the people who come here to help.  I would suggest that they come with their own tent and supplies so as not to put more burden on our lodging space.  (Leave tents and supplies there for the Ayiti people to use.)”

“Aid is slowly finding its way in.  The logistics is still the problem.  Transportation, fuel, water treatment systems, are still a problem, but organization has started.  Concern Int. will do a massive distribution tomorrow.”  (Thursday)

“Monday and Tuesday were very interesting.  I was at a Russian Mobile Hospital translating.  I was very impressed.  They were very well equipped and organized.  They were treating trauma and it was the best I have seen so far.”

I asked him about the situation of so many people not able to get treatment.  He said,

“Imagine what you have seen in films that gives you the creeps.  People are screaming with pain.  It’s very disturbing, it’s like I would imagine war to be.”

I then said I was feeling very overwhelmed.  His response was, “What we are called to do must be overwhelming.  We are called to work with Spirit, of course it will be overwhelming.  But we are not called to do this by ourselves.  (This cooperation of the world community and allowing Spirit to guide and flow through us) is what we will be able to transmit to others later.”

Text Message, Thursday, January 21, 2010

Today I am interpreting for a journalist covering water and food distributions.  No internet, bad phone connection.  Body, heart, mind and spirit OK.

Text Message, Friday, January 22, 2010

“Today I was at the UN mission barpe (?) at the airport where all major organizations also have their base and coordination is done.  I may participate in coordination with a coalition of locally based NGO’s for some time.  On the Internet go to www.reliefweb.int and click on Haiti earthquake.”

I did do that and it is a very informative site.

I believe that Djaloki is having a hard time with internet and phone connection at this point.  I did receive an email from him on Saturday of a personal nature and he did say the internet was behaving strangely and intermittently.

He did try to call this evening but the connection was so bad I could not understand what he was saying.  I told him I would try to call him back but then could not get through.   I am praying that we can talk tomorrow.

That is all for Djalokis’ message at this time.  I will write more of his messages as they come in.

I would also like to share my own feelings that have been coming up for me.  Please see the Claudia’s Journey blog below.

Blessings and Peace to you,

Claudia

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01/24
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Claudia’s Journey

In the last two weeks my faith has never been more questioned or more affirmed.  I find myself in deep transformation, living and responding in a state of connectedness to my essence, that which I call God.  I have awakened once again.  And I am nurturing that awakened state.

The earthquake in Ayiti has been the catalyst for this deeper awakened state.  I believe as I watch the people of the world as they respond to this crisis that I am not the only one who has been affected like this.  On a global level, countries who have never responded to a natural disaster are now responding.  In my own country, there is an outpouring of relief and support that I believe is unprecedented.  Wisdom Circle Ministries, the ministry that Djaloki and I founded just this past year has taken on a life of its own.  There seems to be recognition of oneness without borders and that call for oneness is being answered.   Miracles are happening.

Paradoxically, there is great and untold suffering.  We have lost many souls.  There are millions without homes, people injured with no way to relieve their suffering.  People are hungry, thirsty and scared.  People are angry because relief has not come fast enough, not only in Ayiti but around the world.  People here who have been deeply affected by the economic meltdown and are experiencing their own suffering are asking how can we afford to send so much there when we are hurting in our own country.  But you know, many of  those types of questions have been framed very differently.  They have been framed with compassion.

Amidst all these contradictions, the wanted and the unwanted, I have felt as Djaloki has, that this is all the beginning of the big Shift.  Crisis is often the signal of the need to change and grow.  It seems since 9-11, with each new crisis, more and more awakening has taken place.  For me, this time, this awakening is very deep and is calling forth more from me than ever before.  I have had to really step up into my minister role.  I felt this call so deeply that I did not want to do anything else but step up to it.  And since I have made the choice to answer that call, the universe has opened up the door and presented opportunities and challenges that I never would have dreamed possible.   I am awed and amazed at what I see unfolding, not only in our ministry but in the world, in the people I am meeting and the people I have known.  I am awed and amazed and in deep gratitude to the people who have stepped up to take a role in our ministry and help us set in motion a way to be of service not only to the people of Ayiti but hopefully, all of humanity.

My prayer is this

Divine Mother, Divine Father, All That Is,

We have seen the anguish, the fear, the death, the hunger, the thirst, the homeless.

We feel such compassion and helplessness.

We are angry that more cannot be done, but we know that everyone is doing what they can do.

Please send a miracle.

Guide us, our leaders, the leaders now coming to light in Ayiti towards the highest good.

Let us pull Your Wisdom from the depths of our hearts

To help the Haitians fulfill their vision of their new world.

We are the miracle, our love is the miracle.

Thank you God

Amen.

Blessings and Peace to all

Claudia

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01/24
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