e-HUM Alert - The Methodists of Haiti need our prayers and help

March 3, 2004

The Methodists of Haiti need our prayers and help

As Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti for a second exile, some Haitians in Port-au-Prince emerged from their homes and returned to work and school. UMCOR underwrites a number of health, education and agriculture projects -- many in rural areas -- in Haiti or in the adjacent Dominican Republic for Haitian residents.

The Methodist Church of Haiti supports school lunch programs, water and sanitation projects and community health clinics in remote areas as well as in urban centers. Many Indiana Volunteers in Mission have participated in these Haitian ministries. Church leaders in Haiti have requested prayers for the people of Haiti as they face the issues of transition. A gift to a Haiti Advance or to UMCOR Advance #418325, Haiti Civil Emergency, will be especially meaningful during this time of crisis.

UMCOR has an emergency assistance number already in place for Haiti: UMCOR Advance #418325, Haiti Civil Emergency. Check UMCOR's hotline information daily at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor-hotline/.

Please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers. Read more about Haiti in the upcoming issue of Hoosier United Methodists Together and online at www.inareaumc.org.

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