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 On Tuesday, January 12, a magnitude
7.0 earthquake rocked the island
country of Haiti, primarily impacting
the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Offices, hotels, houses and shops
have collapsed. The presidential
palace is in ruins and many churches
have been destroyed. Hospitals are
overflowing and the search for survivors
is intense.
The streets of Haiti are filled with
people in shock and searching for
loved ones among the rubble.
Your help is needed today to bring
immediate relief and continued
hope for our brothers and sisters
in Haiti. About 3 million lives,
one-third of Haiti’s population, are
affected by this earthquake.
Already one of the poorest countries
in the world (70 percent of Haiti’s
population lives in extreme poverty),
this catastrophe will exacerbate the
suffering felt by many already living
with hunger and poverty.
ELCA Disaster Response is already
working through long-standing partnerships
on the ground to provide
emergency food, water, shelter and
medical supplies.
Financial gifts are urgently needed.
Your gifts to ELCA International
Disaster Response, designated
for Haiti Earthquake Relief, will
be used entirely—100 percent—
for immediate relief and ongoing
recovery in Haiti. Your prayers and
generous gifts will make a life-saving
difference. Please give today at www.elca.org/haitiearthquake Read a message from ELCA bishop Mark Hanson\ Update:
Thrivent Financial will match your donation dollar for dollar when given through Prince of Peace. Please make your check out to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with “Haiti” in the memo line. We will then send one check to the Synod.
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