From Disaster Relief:
Terry Ryan, associate disaster relief director at the Florida Baptist Convention, reports that 14 shipping containers of buckets have made it to ports in Haiti. Haitian pastors and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief team members are eagerly awaiting word of their passage through customs. These 14 containers hold 20,508 Buckets of Hope filled with enough food to feed over 200,000 Haitians for a week.
They estimate over 150,000 buckets were collected all together so that is a lot more containers waiting to go down. Pray that they clear customs quickly so that the food can get out to the people. Sometimes in Haiti containers can get stuck in customs for months on end. The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief specifically packed everything as uniformly as possible in hopes to bypass some of this process. God is good and has used the Buckets to touch so many people here in the US. We pray they will soon be touching people in Haiti as well.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
From the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Haiti Earthquake
After three months and nearly 700 volunteers, there is still much to do in Haiti. Teams are continuing to work with local Haitian pastors and churches to respond to the great needs of their communities. Southern Baptists are helping churches clear the piles of debris that once were church buildings. This is the first step in bringing a sense of hope to devastated communities. The lack of buildings has not deterred the Haitians from worship and proclaiming the gospel. They have continued to meet, holding their services outdoors. Exuberant joy marks the worship of the Haitian church. Where one might expect an absence of hope and joy, the Haitians sing songs of praise. What a wonderful sound to hear these Christian brothers and sisters sing praises in spite of their great sorrow. They know and exhibit the difference between happiness and the joy that is ours in Christ Jesus.
Southern Baptists can see the great potential for eternal change in Haiti. Out of the rubble that lines the streets, a new Haiti will emerge. We are praying to that end, that Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit will make an eternal difference in Haiti. What about you? Have you waned in your petitions for Haiti? Why not take some time today and pray for these people? It will make all the difference.
Without leaving your chair you can play a vital role in the work God is doing in Haiti. Tens of thousands are coming to Christ. Voodoo priests have been won to the Lord and are now witnessing to others. Take 10 minutes and pray......
After three months and nearly 700 volunteers, there is still much to do in Haiti. Teams are continuing to work with local Haitian pastors and churches to respond to the great needs of their communities. Southern Baptists are helping churches clear the piles of debris that once were church buildings. This is the first step in bringing a sense of hope to devastated communities. The lack of buildings has not deterred the Haitians from worship and proclaiming the gospel. They have continued to meet, holding their services outdoors. Exuberant joy marks the worship of the Haitian church. Where one might expect an absence of hope and joy, the Haitians sing songs of praise. What a wonderful sound to hear these Christian brothers and sisters sing praises in spite of their great sorrow. They know and exhibit the difference between happiness and the joy that is ours in Christ Jesus.
Southern Baptists can see the great potential for eternal change in Haiti. Out of the rubble that lines the streets, a new Haiti will emerge. We are praying to that end, that Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit will make an eternal difference in Haiti. What about you? Have you waned in your petitions for Haiti? Why not take some time today and pray for these people? It will make all the difference.
Without leaving your chair you can play a vital role in the work God is doing in Haiti. Tens of thousands are coming to Christ. Voodoo priests have been won to the Lord and are now witnessing to others. Take 10 minutes and pray......
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