Our youths response to the earthquake in Haiti has been to challenge our congregation during the months of January, February, and March to raise enough money for 500 UMCOR health kits. As of February 11th, we have raised $1,956.10. At an approximate cost of $12 per health kit, we have so far raised enough money for 163 kits. We only have 337 kits or $4,043.90 to reach our goal.
As of February 9, 2010, over 100,000 health kits have been assembled at the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, La. This has been a wonderful response to the earthquake. Health kits provide the basic necessities for those who have been forced to leave their homes. They are such a blessing to those who have lost everything. To learn more about health kits go to the following UMCOR web site. http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/health-kit/
“Thank you for your generous support. Health kits are still needed and being accepted at all United Methodist depots. UMCOR is securing warehouse space in Haiti to which the kits will be shipped and from which they will be distributed to a population that urgently needs them.” (From the UMCOR website http://new.gbgm-umc.org/Umcor/)
“The UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, La., is the headquarters for UMCORs relief supply operations. Approximately $4 million in supplies are shipped each year from the Baldwin, La. campus. More than 2,000 volunteers that come through Sager Brown each year make these shipments happen.”
(From the UMCOR Sager Brown website http://sagerbrown.org/)
It is going to be many years before Haiti completely recovers from this disaster, and UMCOR has long range work plans in place that consist of 3 phases over the next 5 years. Our youth have plans as well. They are going to be volunteering this summer at the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, La. Thank you for supporting UMCOR. Thank you for supporting our youth group. Please continue to pray for Haiti. God bless!
In Christian love
Tommy Earl Burton
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