You can help people in Haiti devastated by the Jan 12, 2010 earthquake. Take a moment to pray that God provide for their needs, asking how we can be of help. Go to the Presbyterian Church website: www.pcusa.org (listed under Links–to right, above). The PCUSA homepage offers a prayer that God will bring wholeness from this terrible tragedy. The site features links for updates from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and where you can make a gift for Haiti Earthquake Recovery (designate your check with account # DR000064). Put your faith into action! Offerings received for relief/assistance in Haiti may be directed to one of the following Presbyterian agencies. 1) for long-term recovery, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, which specializes in reconstruction. Designate your check for Haiti with # DR000064. Gifts can be made online at www.pcusa.org, by phone at (800) 872-3283, or by check. Checks may be given through your local congregation or mailed to: Presbyterian Church-Disaster Assistance, P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700.
2) to provide medical aid, the Medical Benevolence Foundation (a validated Mission Support Group in covenant with PCUSA) is receiving and forwarding funds to Haiti, where they already have personnel and clinics. Mark checks “Earthquake Medical Response Fund #530-453 and mail to: Medical Benevolence Foundation, 3100 S. Gessner, Suite 219, Houston, TX 77063 Or contact MBF at (800) 547-7627 or www.mbfoundation.org Email Susan Haas, Haitian contact for MBF at: shaas@mbfoundation.org
3) Support Presbyterian mission work that is already in place and on going (but now with greatly increased needs) by sending funds to the Presbyterian Outreach Foundation http://theoutreachfoundation.org (800) 791-5023. Checks may be marked for “Haiti Earthquake” and mailed to: The Outreach Foundation, 318 Seaboard Lane, Suite 205, Franklin, TN 37067.
