Relief to Haiti

Greetings family and friends,

By now many of you have heard about the Haiti earthquake disaster. Thousands of people have perished and even more have suffered injury. The devastation Haiti has experienced is incredible, but God has shown many miracles of survival. People survived underneath rubble for days and many escaped collapsed buildings unharmed.

Despite the relief efforts and supplies that are flooding into Haiti, there are still areas where people have not received these items and it will take specialized groups to go in and take the supplies to them. I am part of such a specialized group – the Crusaders Church Disaster Relief Team. We have a number of specially trained people that are able to go into areas, provide medical attention and bring relief to disaster victims. The team is comprised of volunteers that go on these missions paid for out their personal expenses. Often times, we seek the support from family, friends and others that are willing to assist them in our cause.

I will be leaving for Haiti soon to survey two orphanages that our team is sponsoring. Their buildings have totally collapsed and more and more children that have been orphaned as a result of the earthquake are flocking to the make shift camp that they set up right outside of the destroyed buildings. Remarkably, everyone survived. They simply do not have clean water, food and medical supplies. We will be taking water, non-perishable food items and medical supplies during our first recon mission, with the hope of setting up a camp to provide continued support, allowing different groups of relief workers to rotate in and out.

This mission will cost me about $900 and I am asking for your prayers and support. Whether I receive nine donations of $100 or ninety gifts of $10, please know that there is no donation that is too small. I can receive offerings this Sunday, February 14th at church or you can submit donations on my behalf via PayPal.

Thank you and may God bless you.