Containers of Relief Supplies Enroute to Haiti | News
January 26, 2010
It’s been two weeks since the catastrophic earthquake rocked Haiti. The world continues to watch and listen in order to know how to help this nation stand to its feet. How does one deal with the staggering statistics of 200,000 people dead, 1 million left homeless, and 60% of the country's gross domestic production capacity wiped out by the quake?
In Montreal, January 25, 2010, international leaders attended a Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti to discuss how best to offer the most effective help to this nation. Haitian Prime Minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, told the conference that things have improved somewhat in Haiti in the past several days, but it will take at least four to five years to restore the country to the state it was in before the earthquake. That is a little disheartening when you consider that before the quake this country was the one of the most at risk in the world.
Feed the Hungry, is committed to take up the challenge to help Haitians survive and succeed, as it has done for many years. Distribution centers have already been activated, as previously reported, through local churches, and many people are receiving food, water, temporary shelter, and medical aid through our partners on the ground. Additionally, there are seven 20’ containers enroute to Haiti with emergency relief supplies. Although the main port in Port au Prince is still compromised, there are other smaller ports which are accessible, as well as the open port in the Dominican Republic.
FTH International Offices are finding many unique ways to help the efforts in Haiti. In Germany, FTH Director Jean-Pierre Rummens visited a local school to talk about the need in Haiti and answer questions the children had. That same afternoon the children baked muffins and sold them to their schoolmates and raised 800 Euros ($1200CDN) for Haiti!
Pastor Don Sparman continues to travel across Canada to meet with pastors about how their church congregations can help the efforts of FTH in Haiti. Follow his blog at http://donsparman.wordpress.com
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