Prayers & Support for Haiti

  • Feb 16, 2010

As you know, Haiti has suffered a tremendous disaster affecting millions of people already living in desperate poverty.  On January 13, 2010, a major earthquake hit Port-au-Prince causing widespread destruction. Millions of people are affected, and hundreds of thousands are feared dead. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has close ties with the Methodist Church in Haiti and is responding to the devastating earthquake with funding, material resources and prayers.

The first shipment of Hope with Haiti supplies from the Burlington District (That's the district in which CUMC is located.) was delivered to the MERCI Facility on February 3rd.  The churches in our district donated 2,109 health kits, 58 blankets, 12 tarps, and 5 boxes of assorted health kit supplies.  The next cycle of collection has begun, and Christ Church will deliver all Haiti health kits, blankets, and tarps to the district collection site in Elon on February 22.  

If you'd like to help by supplying health kits, please be sure to follow the instructions carefully.  Kits that are not properly assembled delay the inspection process.  Thank you for your continued support and prayers for our brothers and sisters in Haiti. 

HOW TO HELP:  

1.  Online Gifts:  Gifts to support UMCOR's Haiti Relief efforts can be made at http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/donations/umcor/donate.cfm?code=418325&id=3018760. 

2.  By Mail:  Checks can be made to UMCOR with Advance #418325 Haiti Emergency written on the memo line.  The mailing address is UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. 100% of gifts made to this advance will go to help the people of Haiti.

3.  At Christ Church:  You may donate to Haiti Relief efforts at CUMC by placing your donation in the offering plate or in the donations boxes in Ascension Hall and the Narthex.  Checks should be made payble to UMCOR with Advance #418325 Haiti Emergency written on the memo line. 

4.  Assemble a Health Kit:  Click here for instructions concerning kit contents (Value:  $12).  Please follow the directions closely and deliver your assembled kit to Ascension Hall this Sunday.  Please contact Pastor Christi Dye (; 969-8820, x206) if you'd like to help with this effort.

5.  Donate blankets and tarps.  These may dropped off in bins in Ascension Hall.

6.  Pray!  Please pray for all the people affected by the Haitian earthquake.

Thank you for your faithful support for all God's children.