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Praise God for Bagging Day 2010!
Please enjoy the bagging day montage video above. We also encourage you to read the note (below) from the Bagging Day Team, and be sure to keep your eyes open for Bagging Day 2011 next year!
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A little over a month ago, we asked you to respond to the need of the Haitian people left homeless in the aftermath of the earthquake by purchasing or donating tents.
On April 24th & 25th we will be getting together for our 2nd annual bagging day to package meals for Haitian children.
In late March, a house church from Region 2 took time to travel to Grand Goave, Haiti to work with Lifeline ministries. Below is just a little glimpse into the time they were able to spend serving the Haitian people.
Even 8 weeks after the earthquake the country remained in a state of devastation. We saw that the village we were working in was less than 10 miles from the epicenter of the quake. We drove right through Leogane which was the closest city to the epicenter and was quite obvious in that over half of the buildings had been flattened and all buildings that had more than one story had been reduced to one.
In just a few days, it will begin to rain regularly in Haiti. Could you imagine living outside, permanently, in the rain, with nothing but cloth sheets held up by sticks to protect you? Currently, this is set to be the very harsh reality for over 700,000 Haitian men, women, and children who still have nothing to protect them from the elements.
Region 3 is partnering with aHomeInHaiti and collecting tents from Apexers over the next three weeks. We are challenging each house church to purchase and send at least one tent each from aHomeInHaiti to provide a Haitian family with a home.
Folks may also buy tents locally or donate used waterproof tents.
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Step-by-Step Guide:
1. Pray for the Haitians
Just over a week ago, John and Debbie, a couple who lead an Apex house church, took off on the last leg of their flight to Haiti. Once there, they began working with a medical team of three other ladies to help support a clinic in Cite Soleil for several days. While John and Debbie are in Haiti, they are updating their blog when they can to share with those of us who are still state-side little snippets of what’s happening with the people they have gone to love on.
Thirty years ago, Bob DeVoe
After Haiti was hit by the earthquake on January 12th, cities were destroyed and lives were left in ruins. Several individuals and organizations have responded to the devastation by sending funds, supplies and workers to aid in the recovery efforts. The International Mission Board or IMB, whose vision it is to see a multitude of people from every language, tribe, and nation knowing and worshiping Christ, is one of those organizations which have stepped up to reach out to the hurting people of Haiti.
On their website, Tristan Taylor shares the story of Hubert Duchatelier, who has lived near Port-au-Prince
