Some Updates
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Lutheran World Relief in Haiti, Latin America, Lutherans, Mission Quilts, Personal Care Kits, Quilts & Kits
Just over two weeks after the earthquake in Haiti and our relief efforts are in full swing.
This morning I was pleased to receive word that LWR’s second shipment of material aid will soon be on its way to Haiti. In partnership with International Relief and Development, we are sending 11,550 quilts and 1,675 health kits. These will be distributed in Leogane, a town southwest of Port-au-Prince that was badly damaged by the earthquake. Our first shipment—containing 1,500 layettes and 650 health kits—arrived safely earlier this week and is being distributed in the Port-au-Prince area.
We’ve received a great response to our call for more health kits and quilts. Our headquarters staff has spoken to many people wanting to know how to start a ministry and how to get things to us fast. All I can say is…thank you and keep it up! We still need very much need your help to meet the needs in Haiti and around the world.
We also ask you to continue to keep Haiti in your thoughts and prayers. The media attention is quickly turning elsewhere, but LWR is not. We are planning a long-term response aimed at building better lives for people in Haiti. I cannot stress this enough—we cannot do this work without your support.
I invite you to take a moment to visit our “Prayers for Haiti” page. There you can share a prayer for the people of Haiti or simply read the prayers of others.
Thank you for all that you are doing to support this life-saving relief effort.
Lutheran World Relief is a nonprofit organization that works with Lutherans and partners around the world to end poverty, injustice, and human suffering.
