Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We have all been devastated by the news of the tragedies in Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world.  There are great needs right now in Haiti and many things we can do to help.  First, it is especially important that we pray for the people of the country.  Each day the news is filled with heartbreaking accounts of suffering.  Please also join me in prayer for the many rescue and medical workers who are responding to the devastation.  Many missionaries and personnel have been killed in the earthquake, including the Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon, Director of UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief.  For more information about how you can help, read below. 

May Christ's compassion direct us and bind us together,

Pastor Susan

Help now by making a financial donation to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief).  One hundred percent of your donation will be sent directly to UMCOR Haiti where our denomination has a base in and where we regularly work.  You can make a donation in one of two ways:

Mail or bring a check to UMCWFB and we will send it immediately to UMCOR.  Checks should be made payable to UMCWFB (United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay) and marked “Haiti” in the memo section.  Giving members/friends will see a designation for this gift on their next contribution statement.

Make a donation directly through the UMCOR website or the United Methodist website which will redirect you to UMCOR.  Don’t forget to check with your employer (human resources department) to see if they will offer a matching contribution to your donation.

You and/or your family can put together a greatly needed health kit(s) for Haiti.  Doing so allows the UMCOR staff to send them directly to Haiti without having to find volunteer personnel to assemble them.  A collection box is located in the Jones Narthex (church lobby) at UMCWFB to receive these kits.  It is very important that you follow the directions found on the UMCOR website exactly when assembling these critical health kits.

UMCWFB will sponsor a mission trip to Haiti and hope to send a team as soon as possible.  It will take several months to organize and receive clearance to do so.  If you are interested in contributing to this effort financially or physically, please contact Pastor Susan at pastorpatterson-sumwalt@umcwfb.org.   There will be needs in Haiti for years to come.  We hope and pray that we will be able to arrange several work trips over the next couple of years.

United Methodist Communications

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