Haiti

Haiti

I received this from World Vision last night. Please pass the news on. If there was ever a time for us to be the hands and feet of Jesus this is the time. Bless you. Pastor Chuck

Dear Pastor Chuck,

Because of your past generosity, I am writing to enlist the help of your church with an urgent need.

You have already heard about the devastation caused by the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti Tuesday. Even before the earthquake, conditions there for many of the island’s citizens could only be described as desperate. Now, millions are homeless, hundreds of thousands are missing, injured or feared dead. World Vision has been in Haiti for 31 years, with 363 staff members serving more than 300,000 people. While full reports from the field are only now coming in, the good news is, World Vision is already mobilized responding to immediate needs. [Photo]


Your Church is Needed
Immediate help is needed from U.S. Churches to support this massive relief effort. World Vision is distributing emergency supplies including food, water, blankets and tents in order to provide immediate aid to children and families left homeless and vulnerable by the earthquake.

How Can You Help?
As you know, during a crisis of this magnitude, we must respond wisely, providing what is needed at each response phase appropriately. Right now your church can play a critical role by:

Praying
Please pray for the following immediate needs: The health and well-being of quake survivors. The reunion of families. Provision for physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Strength and success of first-responders.

Offering
Please join with thousands of churches across the country this Sunday by taking a special offering to support first response & survival efforts in Haiti.

Mobilize
Communicate to your congregation, church network and community about the crisis and encourage them to join you in responding to the need in Haiti.

Resources for Your Church
World Vision Church Engagement is committed to providing you with real-time information as it is available and the resources you need to empower your churches response effort including a bulletin insert, response card, Haiti fact sheet, PowerPoint, photos and more.

This crisis is bigger than any of us but together we can make a significant impact even in the face of this devastation. Thank you for your partnership to save lives and ease suffering in the name of Jesus.

In Him,
Rich Stearns
President, World Vision U.S.

P.S. We commit to updating you as often as new information and developments are available. Check www.worldvisionchurches.org for resources and updates.