Haiti Earthquake Relief at West Ridge

If you attend West Ridge Church, I wanted to share this update on how we’re responding to the earthquake in Haiti. Brian will be sharing more about this at tomorrow’s services. Here’s how you can help.

Pray

Please pray for the country of Haiti and for all the families impacted by this. Pray for order to be restored and that supplies would get to the people who need them. Pray for God’s peace to reign in every circumstance, and that He will comfort all those who are grieving. Pray, specifically, about how God may ask you to be involved in the days ahead.

Give

• Samaritan’s Purse – Ten percent of the Sunday offering on January 17 will be given to Samaritan’s Purse for earthquake relief. Samaritan’s Purse has already secured a facility with 200 beds to treat the sick and wounded. They are also delivering supplies and sending personnel.
• Gleaning For The World – This organization partnered with our church and Engage Atlanta by providing nine truckloads of supplies for Atlanta flood relief this past fall. Currently, they have already sent over 20 shipments of supplies to Haiti and over 550,000 meals.
• World Help – World Help has already successfully delivered $3.5 million worth of medical supplies and humanitarian aid to Haiti. They had a presence on the ground before this disaster, and are positioned to continue delivering aid.

At this point, please do not donate supplies to the church. We will continue to communicate with our ministry partners. As ongoing needs develop, we will ask for your help to gather necessary supplies.

We also anticipate the opportunity to send volunteer teams to assist in the recovery and restoration in the days ahead. Begin to prayerfully consider joining us on a relief trip, and check back here for more details.