Our prayers go out to the people of Haiti as they struggle to recover. The following information on our denomination's response to the crisis was provided by the National Capital Presbytery and PC (USA).
As the whole world knows by now, a powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, resulting in catastrophic damage and thousands of deaths in an already very vulnerable country. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has long had ties to Haiti and is responding to the disaster in several ways. We ask for your support: please give, act and pray.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is rushing $100,000 from the One Great Hour of Sharing special offering and designated funds to provide immediate emergency relief. These funds will be sent through our ecumenical and local partners in Haiti. On Jan. 14, a PDA staff worker from Central America will join an international team to establish sanitary water systems in Haiti and assess the initial damage.
While immediate assistance and relief are critical right now, this will be a very long recovery effort and funds are needed to help in both the long-term and short-term.
Gifts are gratefully accepted online through the PDA Web site. Funds can be given to support the overall work of PDA or specifically to support work in Haiti (account number “Haiti — DR000064”). PresbyTel, at (800) 872-3283, is accepting credit card donations by phone from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern). Donors can also send checks to: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, P.O. 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15624-3700.
Our congregation will have a special offering for PDA efforts in Haiti during worship on Sunday, January 31.
Congregations and individuals can put together baby kits and hygiene kits to be distributed through our ecumenical partner, Church World Service. See details online. For church bulletin inserts, videos and other tools, see the resource section of the PDA Web site.
The people of Haiti and those trying to assist them need your prayers. A prayer adapted from the Book of Common Worship can be found on the PC(USA) Web site, but all prayers are welcomed.
American Jewish World Service - www.ajws.org
Catholic Relief Services - www.crs.org
Church World Service - www.churchworldservice.org/haiti
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/Action by Churches Together - www.elca.org/disaster
Jesuit Refugee Service USA - www.jrsusa.org
Lutheran World Relief - www.lwr.org
Mennonite Central Committee - www.mcc.org
Oxfam America - www.oxfamamerica.org
Quixote Center - www.quixote.org
United Methodist Church - www.umc.org
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee/UUA - www.uusc.org
United Church of Christ - www.ucc.org
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