URGENT: What You Can do to Help Haiti
A devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the capital city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti Jan. 12. Haiti is the poorest nation in this hemisphere and is not at all equipped to deal with this devastation. No one yet knows how many people have been killed, injured, or displaced by this earthquake, but early estimates are staggering.
As I watched people react to this tragedy via facebook and twitter the most prevelant question that surfaced was, “What can I do?”
Here’s something we can all do, and something our church will be doing IMMEDIATELY along-side one of our sister churches, the Amelia Church of Christ, where their Preaching Minister, Mike Edimisten, has a direct relationship with the missionaries at the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission.
THIS SUNDAY we will be collecting four very specific food items:
Peanut butter
Beans
Rice
Spam or Treet
We will be sending the food to the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission as soon as shipping lanes are reopened. Again, please note that we are only collecting these four basic items. The missionaries have told us that this is what they need.
The need is urgent, and we will be shipping the items ASAP, so please bring your food donation this Sunday.
I’m going to suggest that every person who calls Horizon their church home bring at least $10 worth of these four items to church with them on Sunday, and, if you’re able to, please go above and beyond that number. If you will not be able to be there, but would still like to contribute you can contact me via email or phone (859.429.0646) to set up a time to drop them off before Sunday.
Let’s step up and be Jesus to the people of Haiti.
