On January 12, a series of earthquakes measuring 6.5 to 7.3 on the Richter scale devastated Haiti.

Grace Brethren International Missions in Partnership with Convoy of Hope and The American Red Cross is working on a plan to assist those affected by this disaster in Haiti and to the Haitian population here in the United States.

A plan of action is being written and will continue to be a very fluid document until we are able to understand both the short term and long-term needs of this crisis.
Our immediate response is to partner with Convoy of Hope.

We have already released $10,000 to purchase a container that is on its way to Haiti.

You can help through prayer and your gifts. For more information go to these links:
www.gbim.org

www.fgbc.org

http://gbim.org/pray-news/news/item/2586-haiti-relief-brief
 
Here are some links to images
http://www.fgbc.org/images/haiti.jpg

http://www.fgbc.org/images/haiti_large.jpg
 

Dear GBC members,

   Those of you who want to donate to the organization Katie and I
worked with in Haiti can donate to www.haitiCOCINA.org. I have a letter
following that is from the leader of the trip we took. It gives a little
more information on what the money will be used for. Also, attached
there is a report on the relief team that left from COCINA and it gives
a very good picture of the overwhelming needs. The clinic in Quanaminthe
normally is only a day clinic but they will begin operating as a 24hour
clinic for the influx of Haitians coming in requiring medical attention.
But they need supplies!!! Please send money, every dollar you donate
through this organization will go directly to the Haitains. No dollar
amount is too little or too big. Thank you so much in advance! May God
bless you all and thank you for your prayers.

By His Grace,
  Kristi McClanahan

Haiti Report 1/17/2010


Picture this in your mind, the people live on 1-2 dollars a day, there
is no infrastructure for roads, electricity, water, or police.  There is
a corrupt government that lives in an immaculate palace that supports a
banking system centralized in Port au Prince, supports an education
system that is absolutely pitiful and supports a government consisting a
corrupt infested customs, police and government agencies. The buildings
are made of non reinforced concrete. The streets are lined with miles
and miles of concrete block walls 8 to 12 feet high.  Thousands and
thousand of vendors line those walls daily, selling their goods to
passersby, having their backs against the wall.

On Tuesday 1-12-2010 at 4:52 p.m. the ground violently shakes.  Where we
were located in Quanaminthe 200 miles away by roads but only 35 minutes
by air, the quake strength was estimated at 5, no buildings fell and no
one was injured where we were located.. In Port au Prince the Richter
strength was 100 times stronger at 7.5, all of the buildings collapsed,
the street lined walls fell and over 100,000 people were instantly
crushed to death and hundreds of thousands are still missing, buried
alive under the rubble and trapped and injured.  These people are
waiting for help that in some situations might be considered abundant
but on the scale relative to the destruction, is no where near adequate.

The school and clinic we are affiliated with in Haiti is sending the
meager supplies and medicine they have, to the severely affected areas.
This of course overtaxes a ministry already operating on extremely
limited funds. We hope to lead a team back to Ouanaminthe February 1 or
2.  Ours plans are to take money to buy more supplies and medicine for
the clinic and to help cash checks for our school and clinic employees.
Employees are  paid by check but are unable to cash them since the
entire banking system of Haiti is non-existent.  We hope to serve as
transport for supplies and funds for the school and the clinic.  Our
goal has always been to help the Haitians help the Haitians.

You can make donations of money to the Winchester First United Methodist
Church of Winchester, Tennessee.  We will not accept clothing, food or
medical supplies, the funds we take will be used to purchase those in
the Dominican Republic. All of the money donated will go directly to
Haiti; none will be taken out for administrative fees.  You can also
send money to the Coalition of Children Need Association, our U.S.
headquarters. You can do this by logging in to, www.haiticocina.org.
None of these funds as well will be diverted for administrative fees.
All staff at every level in this organization are volunteers. Received
funds will be delivered to the Haitians in Ouanaminthe and used to care
for the people there.  

We have truly appreciated the prayers and concern you have demonstrated
during this tragic time.  As many of you know, we have a great love for
the gentle people of Haiti.