First Wesleyan Church

Dear Friend,


Our brothers and sisters in Haiti have been hit by the largest earthquake the area has seen since the 1700's.



As day broke this morning, it became apparent that much of Port-Au-Prince and its surrounding areas have been reduced to rubble. Communications remain sketchy due to severely damaged infrastructure, but the early reports are not good.



The Red Cross is estimating that 3 million people have been affected by the major 7.0 magnitude earthquake and its after-shocks. Haiti's Presidential Palace, their White House equivalent, is in ruins, and Haiti's first lady has reported that "Port-Au-Prince has been destroyed."

WHI has 60 staff working in Haiti, many of whom live and work in Port-Au-Prince. We have just heard from WHI country representative Thony Querette. He said he is ok, and asked for prayer. We do not know the status of our other staff in the capital area.

We also received word from Global Partners missionaries and a team from McLean Bible Church located in Petit-Goave, and they are ok.

WHI also has nearly 400 sponsored children in Haiti. We are in the process of determining their status and will communicate more as we are able.

While we are not first responders (fire, emergency, rescue) we are preparing to respond with food, water, cooking fuel, tarps...whatever we can to help survivors cope and begin restoring a sense of normalcy to their lives. Most importantly, we want to express the love of Christ and provide comfort and hope. We will update the website with specific action plans as they take shape over the coming hours and days.

In the meantime, please pray with us and for our people in Haiti and donate to our relief effort.


God bless you, let us pray and work together to aid our Haitian brothers and sisters in need.


Karl

Dr. Karl Eastlack

CEO, World Hope International


WHI is a faith-based relief and development organization alleviating suffering and injustice through education, enterprise and community health.
www.worldhope.org