Haiti

Health Kits for Haiti: Kristyn Ebert Johnson

Thank you to everyone who helped make Health Kits for Haiti a success, espcially the Sunday School classes! We made 996 kits and would have reached our goal of 1000 if the entire twin cities wasn't out of supplies! Great job.

Updates and information: Dear Friends,

There are a lot of updates on the situation in Haiti: We are trying to present them as they arrive. Please see the links to the right for new content as it gets posted.

Jan 28 Update	Please click here to read the latest from Rev. Paul Gesner
A plea from Grace Children's Hospital	Click here to view our new Public Service Announcement that will be airing on WGN in Chicago. Talk with your local stations and see if we can get this air with them also. Let me know if there is interest in the PSA and I can get the link to them for download. Thank you again!

On Tuesday January 12, a devastating magnitude-7 earthquake struck just outside the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. There have been reports of destruction of buildings, disruption of basic services of water and communication and tragic death and injury to tens of thousands of Haitian citizens. Our prayers go to all those in need, and to those experiencing this disaster.

At this moment, the most effective response is financial. Please see the following links for ways you can contribute. At a later time, there may be calls for donations of specific supplies and/or volunteers, but not at this time. Thank you for your generous response to aid our brothers and sisters in Haiti.

A letter from Rev Bruce Robbins	Click here to read a letter from Rev. Bruce Robbins
A letter from Bishop Sally Dyck	Click here to read a letter from Bishop Sally Dyck
A letter from Deirdre Garvey	Click here to read a letter from Deirdre Garvey Chair, Haiti-Hennepin Partnership
A letter from Rev Gesner Paul	Click here to read a letter from Rev Gesner Paul from the United Methodist Church in Haiti

Also from Deirdre: The children in this pictured were spared. I shot this photograph at Wings of Hope orphanage (for damaged children - about half are mentally challenged, the rest are either blind or in wheelchairs) in Fermanthe. Unfortunately, their main orphanage, St. Joseph's Home for Boys, was destroyed. Everyone there made it out with minor injuries.

- Deedee

Donate Online	Donate to UMCOR	Contribute at Church
Click here to make an online donation to Hennepin. You can designate your contribution be used for Haiti Relief.	You can also make a donation directly to UMCOR and credit your contributiuon to Hennepin Church by clicking here.	If you will be visiting us for Sunday service or any other reason you can always leave a check in the collection or at the front desk.\