Haiti Disaster Relief

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12
The earthquake has decimated the nation of Haiti; death toll in the tens of thousands
One-third of Haiti's 9 million people are in dire need of immediate aid
900 Southern Baptist Churches exist in Haiti
70 of these churches are in Haiti's capitol, Port au Prince--also the hardest-hit area (see USA Today graphic)
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere

Baptist Global Response (BGR) is the coordinating agency for Southern Baptist international disaster relief?
Florida Baptist Convention (FLBC) has a partnership with Haiti and owns a ministry compound on the island?
As soon as possible, an assessment team from BGR and FLBC will be on the ground in Haiti?
Mississippi and Kentucky are the lead states for international response? Teams are on standby from these states to travel as soon as assessed needs can be known.

To aid recovery efforts of Southern Baptists. Every penny (see last point below) will be used for the Disaster response to Haiti.
Following Hurricane disasters in Haiti, rice has been purchased by Baptist aid groups and distributed through churches. Many churches have been started as a result of this simple but important method of caring.
Through Baptist Global Response: go to www.baptistglobalresponse.com for information.
Through Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief, designated for Haiti relief: go to: http://www.mbcb.org/haiti.aspx for information.
Through Longview Heights Baptist Church, designated for Haiti relief.
Please note that, if you give via credit card or PayPal, a portion (up to 3% for credit cards) is collected as a fee by the financial company. Giving by cash or check ensures every penny gets to Haiti.

As needs and opportunities are identified
Get your passport up-to-date
Get your inoculations up to date
In the months ahead we will assess the possibility of a team from Longview, more information will be given at a future time

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