Haiti earthquake
January 15, 2010 | Compassion International
I’m interrupting our conversation on crossroads for one day. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of Compassion International. I traveled to Ecuador a couple of months ago to a Compassion project, and as a family Richard and I sponsor a little girl in India.
The catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12 has resulted in unfathomable chaos and devastation for hundreds of thousands of children and families.
Compassion sponsors and donors serve more than 65,000 children in Haiti. At least a third of them live in the areas that were hardest hit.
I am asking you to please send a gift today to help precious children and their families, and to encourage others to give to Compassion International. The people of Haiti desperately need our help and hope.
Compassion International is working rapidly to assess the situation and determine the full extent of damage:
Sadly, they anticipate there will be many deaths and anticipate thousands of children and families will have lost everything. They anticipate many church-based child development centers will have been destroyed.
Without a doubt, the children served in Haiti are in shock and face immediate needs for food, water, medical care, shelter and counseling. They have teams prepared to respond, and are deeply committed to helping each child.
To give direct to the Haiti need, click here.
WHY GIVE TO COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL:
FINANCIAL INTEGRITY: The FBI is warning of several Haiti charity scams that have popped up in the wake of this earthquake.
They are suggesting that donations only be made to organizations monitored and rated by CharityNavigator.org and The American Institute of Philanthropy. Both organizations have given Compassion International their highest approval ranking. Compassion International is the only non-profit in it’s category to receive eight consecutive years of four star rating from CharityNavigator.org.
FIRST RESPONDER: In this disaster it is crucial that first responders receive support quickly. Because Compassion International ministers through local churches to meet the needs of that church’s neighbors, and because these church partners are respected aid workers in their communities, Compassion is uniquely positioned to assess and meet the needs of it’s sponsored children quickly. This is an advantage of our church-based model in practice for more than 50 years.
IN JESUS’ NAME: Compassion International does not accept government funds which could at times restrict our ability to meet the physical and spiritual needs of children in Jesus’ name. Because of this Compassion International’s primary financial support comes from individual donors.
HOW DONATIONS WILL BE USED: All funds raised in response to the Haiti earthquake will be used immediately to provide for Compassion-assisted children and families affected by this crisis.
You can provide immediate relief today.
• $35 helps provide a relief pack filled with enough food and water to sustain a family for one week.
• $70 gift helps care for their needs for two weeks.
• $105 helps provide relief packs filled with enough food and water to sustain two families for two weeks.
• $210 gift helps care for two families’ needs.
• $525 helps provide relief packs filled with enough food and water to sustain 10 families for two weeks.
• $1,050 gift helps care for 10 families’ needs.
• $1,500 helps rebuild a home.
• $2,100 helps supply 20 families with the basics for three weeks.
You can give today, right now. Richard and I will be joining you in giving.
To stay connected and receive additional and up-to-date information, go to CI’s Crisis Update Page.
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You can also text Haiti to 90999. It is legit, it adds $10 to your phone bill and goes for Red Cross relief in Haiti.
January 16th, 2010 at 4:52 pm