Dear Servolution Churches,
During this tragic time in Haiti we as the church are faced with a great opportunity to be able to truly show the love of Christ through serving. In the following letter we have listed three great ways for you and your church to get involved on a national scale for relief efforts. Thank you so much for all that you do and continue to do for the cause of Christ. Be sure to twitter and blog about all that your church is doing for relief efforts, also if you have any stories or pictures please send them to us at serve@healingplacechurch.org. If you have any questions feel free to call me or email me at 225-247-6185 or jp.brumfield@healingplacechuch.org
JP Brumfield
Outreach Coordinator
Healing Place Church
Ways to get Involved
// Join Churches Across the World in Prayer For Haiti
We want to encourage everyone to pray for those affected, pray for those responding to the need, and pray about how God would have you get involved.
If you're on twitter, please use the hashtag #pray4Haiti to help spread the word.
// Stay informed
Stay tuned to Pastor Dino's Blog for constant updates.
// Engage the Immediate Needs by Giving
There are two main ways you can give to help the relief effort in Haiti.
Give financially
You can give online at Healing Place Church or by giving directly to our partners, Samaritan's Purse and Joyce Meyer Ministries.
Give relief supplies
You can mail your donated items to the national drop-off location:
Love A Child
Attn: Mike Essman - Haiti Earthquake Medical Donation
9304 Camden Field Parkway
Riverview, FL 33578-0520
// Prepare for Future Recovery and Rebuilding
These problems Haiti is facing will not go away in just a couple weeks, so we are committed to serving Haiti long-term. The immediate emergency situation in Haiti doesn't present an opportunity for us to put teams on the ground to serve. But in 60-90 days, there will be tremendous opportunity for teams to serve in Haiti. Please begin praying, and if you feel it is something God wants you to do, begin preparing to serve on a missions team in Haiti sometime in the next few months. Here's a look at some of projects we intend to send teams for:
Construction and clean-up
Children's ministry
Pastoral counseling
Medical care
Cooking and feeding
We have some great relationships with people who have friends and connections on the ground in Haiti. We will be connecting with them in planning our missions trips. Pastors, we want to encourage you to do the same as you plan your missions trips in these coming months. For example, we'll be connecting with Celebrate Jesus Haiti a group that cares for 600-1,000 orphans each day. This church is led by the mother of our friend Bill Scheer, pastor of Guts Church in Tulsa, OK.
It is moments like these that the body of Christ must work together to engage the need. What better way to communicate the love of our Savior than to respond with hope when people are hurting? And together, we can make a huge difference in this tragic situation.
Thank you for caring, and for putting that care into action. If you would like further information, please feel free to contact us JP Brumfield at (225) 247-6185