There are many ways to LOVE HAITI. Below are organizations that Gate City has confidence in that provide different aspects of disaster relief. Check out their websites for more information.
Food for the Hungry (www.fh.org)
* Give to the relief fund
Food for the Hungry staff are on the ground and need your help to mount the huge relief effort that is going to be required for this disaster. Disease will be the next killer... and that will begin within days. We're already distributing blankets, rolls of plastic for temporary shelter, solar-powered flashlights, community water filters, jerry cans to collect water, and hygiene kits. On the way are clothing, more plastic sheeting, medical supplies, water purification tablets, water and food.
Forward Edge International (FEI) (www.forwardedge.org)
* Give to the relief fund.
* Forward Edge is collecting names of people who would like to go to Haiti in the next months/years to serve on short-term missions teams. FEI plans to be involved in the long-term, Phase II recovery effort--long after the first responders have left and after Haiti is out of the headlines.
By mobilizing hundreds of people each year to participate firsthand in our long-term, need-meeting projects, we empower individuals, churches, campus fellowships and businesses to be "the hands and feet of Jesus" in a world desperate for His touch.
Medical Teams International (MTI) (www.medicalteams.org)
* Sending medical teams and supplies
Medical Teams International (MTI) has already sent three medical teams to Haiti and will be sending more teams this week. An air shipment of medical supplies, enough to help 45,500 people over a 3 month period, is en route. The shipment is valued at $1.2M.
Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org)
Mercy Corps will focus first on the immediate humanitarian needs on the ground--for water, food, temporary shelter supplies and much more. As the most basic needs are met, Mercy Corps' response team will transition from relief to long-term rebuilding and recovery efforts.
Samaritan's Purse (www.samaritanspurse.org)
The first Samaritan's Purse cargo plane arrived in Haiti Wednesday with emergency relief supplies for victims of the massive earthquake that rocked the country on Tuesday. The initial shipment included shelter material, hygiene kits, and water purification kits, as well as members of our disaster response team.