Help For Haiti

When our kids were younger, they helped to send aid to Nicaragua after an earthquake had hit there. Most of their work, loading boxes of goods and stacking on pallets, was done at Miami International Airport. Many churches helped in that effort. I felt good that our kids were able to participate in work for such a good cause. Recently, the Catholic Bishops in Florida requested a special collection be taken at each mass for relief of the Haitian people after their earthquake so devastated their Country, Port Au Prince in particular. The money was sent to Catholic Relief to purchase food and supplies. There are many Protestant churches in Jacksonville that had their own fund raisers, especially the Baptists and the Presbyterians. Our Church has two cities in Haiti, Gressier and Jeremie, that they help year around through it's FISH ministries and have been doing it for twenty years. There is a Baptist church nearby that supports a few missionaries in Haiti and they live there for a year, rotating every year. Twice a year we have people from our congregation go to help out for one week at our chosen cities. At this time, we pray for all Haitian citizens every Sunday.