HAITI MISSION TRIP
We hope you will join us on the Haiti Mission Trip June 22-29. We will be partnering with First Assembly of God in Humble and work with Mission of Hope Haiti, an organization that runs a school, feeding program, clinic and orphanage.
- Dates: Tuesday, June 22 - Tuesday, June 29
- Cost: $1,300 includes transportation, lodging, most meals, emergency insurance and travel materials.
- Registration deadline: Registration form and $700 deposit due immediately.
Click here for registration materials and more information.
EARLY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT) TRAINING
June 22-29, First Methodist Houston will partner with First Assembly of God in Humble and send a team to work with Mission of Hope Haiti. We will assist in construction at the orphanage and serve in the school and feeding program.
If you would like to be part of a mission team to Haiti, please make sure that you are ERT certified (Early Response Team). The next ERT Training date is Saturday, April 10.
* Volunteers ages 16 and up can be trained, however only volunteers ages 18 and up are eligible to be deployed to a disaster site.
OUR COMPASSION CHILD
Children and Family Ministries at the Westchase Campus has been sponsoring two children through Compassion International for over a year. One of our children, Emerson Lafleur, lives in Haiti. He is 9 years old and lives in the mountains outside of Port-Au-Prince. At this time, we do not know how Emerson and his family have been affected by the destruction in their country. For more information on this ministry, contact Colleen Dillahunty at 713-458-4711.
CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR:
- those who don't know Christ to be drawn to Him by the Holy Spirit
- the safety of Haitians sleeping outdoors and the protection of the most vulnerable
- God to comfort those grieving the loss of loved ones
- relief teams entering Haiti
- safety of all Haitians and relief workers
- leaders to put their own agendas aside and rebuild Haiti in a way that cares for the poor
- international businesses to employ local workers and help lay a foundation for the economy
- God's provident hand to show grace and love to the people of Haiti
- God's word, in light of this disaster, to spread throughout the island
You can continue to make monetary donations in one of our worship services, or by mailing your check to First Methodist Houston, 1320 Main St., Houston, TX 77002, Attn: Finance Office. Please make your check payable to First Methodist Houston, marking the memo section of the check "Haitian Relief."
HAITI RELIEF UPDATE
First Methodist Houston continues its relief efforts in Haiti:
- We have partnered with Christian Alliance to send two containers of medical supplies and 1,400 health kits.
- We have collected more than 1,200 teddy bears for I Am Change/Real Hope for Haiti's distribution to Haitian orphans.
- Our financial support has gone to the Grace Hospital in Port-au-Prince (for medical supplies) and to Mission of Hope Haiti, an organization that runs an orphanage, feeding program, school and clinic.
- More than 500 Proclaimers (audio transmitter devices) have been sent through Faith Comes By Hearing so that those who have lost their Bibles or are illiterate are able to hear God's word in this difficult time.
Follow developments online at:
- CNN
- MSNBC
- BBC
About Haiti
At 5:00pm Tuesday, January 12, a magnitue-7.0 earthquake rocked the island of Haiti, about 10 miles southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince. Eight days later, an aftershock measuring 6.1 struck the same region. The Red Cross estimates that about 3 million people, one-third of Haiti's population, were affected by the quake. The U.S. State Department has been told to expect serious loss of life.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80% of the population living below the poverty line and 54% living in abject poverty. Four tropical storms in 2008 severely damaged the transportation infrastructure and agricultural sector. The nation imports more than four times the goods it exports and about two-thirds of the labor force lacks formal jobs. Disease is rampant, and it's still common for children to die from drinking and washing in contaminated water. (Source: CIA World FactBook) UNICEF estimates that 70% of Haitians do not have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.
