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Haiti Earthquake
Brethren Disaster Ministries
The Church of the Brethren is responding to the devastating 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010.
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Haiti Updates
How to get involved in the disaster effort in Haiti
Haiti Medical Mission
Family Household Kits
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Resources
Haiti Updates
- Haiti's forgotten reclaim dignity. Church World Service, July 12, 2010.
- Church of the Brethren partner: "Still so much to do." Church World Service, July 9, 2010
- BDM Haiti Earthquake Report - June 2010. Includes 22" X 17" poster.
- Haitian Family Resource Center hosted by New York Brethren. Newsline, June 4, 2010 (scroll down).
- Haiti bean seed program combines disaster relief, development. Newsline, May 24, 2010.
- Haiti earthquake response receives $150,000 grant. Newsline, May 24, 2010.
- Family Household kits and tarps headed for Haiti (PDF) - May 6, 2010
- Newsline Special on Haiti - April 7, 2010
- Newsline Special: Mission and Ministry Board, Haiti Update - March 19, 2010.
Haiti Medical Mission
Family Household Kits
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- A blog has been set up to share detailed reports from the delegation’s experience in Haiti, reports from others involved with the relief effort in Haiti, along with an opportunity for reader response and the expression of concerns for Haiti; go to http://blog.brethren.org/?p=41#comments.
- Brethren medical/crisis counseling group is to go to Haiti - February 25, 2010
- Stories from Haitian Brethren show solidarity of church members through crisis - February 12, 2010
- Center ships 158,000 pounds of relief supplies to Haiti - February 11, 2010
- Haitian American Brethren experience losses, grief following earthquake - February 11, 2010
- New Family Household Kit collection is announced for Haiti - February 5, 2010
- EDF gives $250,000 for Brethren and CWS work in Haiti - February 5, 2010
- Next phase of Brethren response in Haiti begins - February 5, 2010
- Despite challenges, Haitians and aid groups persevere - February 2, 2010
- Brethren earthquake response shapes up, feeding program begins - Jan. 28, 2010
- Delegation member sends update from Haiti - Jan. 28, 2010
- Emergency Disaster Fund receives more than $100,000 for Haiti - Jan. 28, 2010
- DR Brethren begin aid effort, share concern for relatives in Haiti - Jan. 28, 2010
- Local doctor helps Haiti victims - by Ron Cassie @ The Frederick News-Post, January 24, 2010
- Brethren Disaster Ministries executive returns from Haiti - January 26, 2010
- Brethren congregations across the US take part in the Haiti relief effort
Resources
- Haiti earthquake poster, 17" X 22". Includes June 2010 report on back.
- A bulletin insert describing the Haiti Quake Kit (PDF).
- "A Meditation on the Hygiene Kit" and slide show are available for use by congregations and other groups collecting hygiene kits for Haiti. The resource includes a brief reflection on each item in the kit--towel, washcloth, soap, band-aids, comb, nail clipper, toothbrush, in a zipped plastic bag--interspersed with scripture. Download the script as a pdf document. Download the PowerPoint slide show.
- A bulletin insert on the Haiti earthquake and the Brethren response is now available as a download in pdf format. Click here to print a copy, free for reproduction by pastors, congregations, and others interested in sharing information in Sunday morning worship, Sunday school classes, small group Bible studies, and other venues.
How to get involved in the disaster effort in Haiti
- Pray. Visit this special webpage to post your ‘Prayers for Haiti.’ Prayers will be shared with Brethren in Haiti.
- Donate. Contribute online to the effort in Haiti through a special donations page. To donate by mail, make the check payable to Emergency Disaster Fund, designated for the Haiti Earthquake, and mail to Church of the Brethren, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120.
- Assemble Gift of the Heart Hygiene Kits and Baby Kits. The kits should be sent to the Brethren Service Center, P.O. Box 188, New Windsor, MD 21776. For instructions to make the kits, go to www.churchworldservice.org/kits.
- Assemble BDM Family Household Kits. See above for instructions.
- Avoid collecting unneeded goods. Emergency supplies, food and water are being purchased in bulk by the responding agencies. Cash donations are most helpful at this time.
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