Our Response to the Tragedy in Haiti

This week, we’ve heard the news and seen the images from the devastation caused by a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.  It destroyed Port-au-Prince, the capital city.  According to news reports, the death toll may top 100,000. The hospitals are gone, and medical supplies are desperately needed.  About 3 million people – one-third of Haiti’s population – were impacted by the quake.

This Sunday in our worship gathering, we will have an opportunity to respond as a community.  Compassion and Mercy Associates, or CAMA Services, will provide immediate assistance, including clean water, emergency shelter, medical aid, and other necessities, as well as long-term help in rebuilding efforts, integrating Jesus’ message of redemption with practical acts of compassion.  We will be collecting a monetary offering and sending it to CAMA immediately on Monday.

CAMA Services is the relief arm of our denomination, the C&MA.  If you’d like to read more about the relief efforts, visit www.cmalliance.org/give/relief/ or call 719-265-2039.

Please pray about what you can give.  May God bless our collective offering this Sunday.