Haiti Disaster Relief
We have been so moved by scenes of the Haiti earthquake and the call to action that has gone out from Christians everywhere. If you are looking for a place to give, we recommend the work of the International Mission Board. The following is an information release on their disaster relief efforts.
Southern Baptists are mobilizing to assess disaster relief needs after the largest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti the evening of Jan. 12. The initial Southern Baptist disaster relief effort will be led by Florida Baptists, who have had ministry relationships in Haiti for more than 20 years and currently have six staff members who live and work in the country, said Jim Brown, U.S. director for Baptist Global Response (BGR), a Southern Baptist relief and development organization. The International Mission Board does not have long-term personnel stationed in the country.
Initial funding for the relief effort will be provided by the IMB’s disaster relief fund which operates on a “dollar in, dollar out” basis, which means that 100% of the money donated is used to provide disaster relief. Contributions to the relief effort can be made online at gobgr.org.
Apart from donating to the disaster relief effort via gobgr.org, you can help greatly by joining in focused prayer for Haiti’s 9 million people, more than 80 percent of whom live below the poverty line, said David Brown, who with his wife, Jo, directs BGR work in the Americas.
To see the full article, go to http://www.imb.org/main/news/details.asp?StoryID=8281&LanguageID=1709.
Who else do you recommend and trust for their good work in Haiti?
Comments (1)
I THINK WE HAVE TO PRAY FOR HAITI CAUSE THIS IS A COUNTRY LIKE ANY COUNTRY THANK YOU
Posted on January 22, 2010 10:56 AM