Hope for Haiti

Date: Monday, February 01, 2010 - Sunday, February 28, 2010
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HAITI: A CALL FOR HELP

Residents search for survivors among the debris after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13. The Haitian president said he feared tens of thousands were dead after the presidential palace, schools, hospitals and hillside shanties collapsed, leaving the Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

"We are working with our partners on the ground to provide immediate relief to the people in Haiti," said Melissa Crutchfield, UMCOR's international disaster response executive. "UMCOR is coordinating with the Methodist Church of Haiti to send a team to assist with relief efforts."

In the short term, UMCOR is responding to basic needs for food and shelter. In the weeks, months and years ahead, UMCOR will stay to provide for those who are homeless, injured and bereft.

UMCOR is working with partners (Action by Churches Together, Church World Service, Global Medic and the Methodist Church) to respond effectively to the people of Haiti after this devastating earthquake. Haiti is often referred to as "the poorest of the poor." One hundred percent of your donation will go to help the people of Haiti.

If you would like to donate, please make your check payable to "New Haven United Methodist Church" and reference "Haiti Relief Fund" on the note portion of the check. You may drop your donation in the offering plate on Sunday morning or you may mail it to the church office.

Thank you for "Sharing the Light of Christ."