Haiti Earthquake Relief
The Situation:
On January 12 at 4:53 p.m., a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the island country of Haiti, primarily impacting its capital of Port-au-Prince and its nearly two million residents. It is believed that over three million citizens of Haiti are affected. The epicenter of the quake was centered approximately 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince. Offices, hotels, houses and shops have collapsed.
Already one of the poorest countries in the world, this catastrophe will exacerbate the suffering felt by many already living with hunger and poverty.
ELCA Response:
Watch Haiti videos.
Read more detailed Situation Reports
:
Situation Report #6: 6 Months Later - 7/30/2010
Situation Report #5 - 4/9/2010
Situation Report #4 - 2/19/2010
Situation Report #3 - 2/5/2010
Situation Report #2 - 1/29/2010
Situation Report #1 - 1/22/2010
A message from Bishop Hanson. (1/13/2010)
An updated message from Bishop Hanson. (1/22/2010)
Access the Haiti Earthquake blog page.
What you can do:
Pray:
Please hold the people of Haiti in your prayers.
Suggested prayer petitions from ELCA Worship . Include these prayers in your personal devotions and in your Congregation Prayers.
Study and Share:
Give:
Gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response help us to provide immediate and effective support to communities which are in need. Please consider giving to support the needs of this response and others like it. Information on giving is provided in the box on the right “How You Can Help.” 100% of your gift will be used in full to bring life sustaining support to this crisis. Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
As of May 12, 2010, $10.5 million in gifts have been received by ELCA Disaster Response. Thank you!
Photo credits: Paul Jeffrey/ACT-International