Thank you so much for your generous giving! We were able to collect more than 6,000 dollars to give directly to people working in Haiti to provide relief. We are so excited to be able to make a difference and help support these incredible organizations that are changing the world! As a church, we want to do as much as we can to help the people of Haiti as they recover from the disasterous earthquake and devastation it caused. Here are the three organizations that we are supporting who are able to bring some relief to the area: During our Grow season, we will be starting a monthly lunch time worship and prayer session. For our first one, Wednesday, February 24th from noon to 1 p.m., we will be focusing on Haiti and praying for healing and restoration for the area. Dear churches, I am writing to let you know how we as a movement are responding to the catastrophic earthquake which has caused so much devastation and loss of life in Haiti. To begin, I wish to express my gratitude to God for the overwhelming response we have already experienced from many of you who are ready to help. This demonstrates that our Lord’s mercy and compassion is alive and at work among us by His Spirit. Let me assure you that Vineyard USA is already responding in several strategic ways. First, we are working with two large, well-respected organizations which have had a strong presence of compassionate and effective service in Haiti prior to the earthquake. Through our relationship with these organizations, we virtually already have eyes and ears “on the ground” which are assessing the needs and discovering how to best address them. Second, we are also learning about the situation through our mission partnerships with the Vineyard Churches in the Dominican Republic. These churches have many relationships and connections with their neighbors in Haiti and are proving to be a strategic source of information at this early stage. Third, we are in communication with Vineyard USA churches who likewise have been ministering in Haiti prior to this calamity. There are many ways that we as a community of churches can respond to this tragedy. One way, probably unwise in the stewardship of our resources, is for us to begin showing up on the scene and each attempting our own limited relief efforts. The immediate, on-site response with a natural disaster of this magnitude is likely best handled by government and military personnel, providing security, performing search and rescue, and beginning to clean up the massive carnage. Very soon, we will more fully enter the second phase which is that of recovery. In this phase, there is a need for temporary housing, distribution of food, water, and the assessment of other needs. As I mentioned, through our partnerships with churches and You can send all communications regarding our response to this disaster to haiti@vineyardusa.org. May the God of all comfort work through us with the compassion of our Blessings,
Bert Waggoner National Director Vineyard USA |
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