Four Ways You Can Serve Haiti
Unfortunately most Americans have never heard much about Haiti. We live in our own world with our own problems. What is most unfortunate is that we don’t hear about places like Haiti or Sumatra (Tsunami 2004) until there is a huge natural disaster. These are wonderful people – just like you and I – who now need our help. The call of the gospel is not only to express truth verbally, but also to demonstrate Christ through acts of service, mercy and kindness. The vast majority of us will never touch the sands of Haiti, but we can serve those people – and what better time than now.
This Sunday we will be offering a challenge to our congregation to be the light of the world to the people of Haiti. Here are four ways you can serve these peole in the name of Christ:
1) Go to Haiti. Many of you have medical expertise and skills that can be of great benefit to these people. If you feel God is leading you – let us know and we’ll find a way to make it happen.
2) Give. This is the easiest and most practical way to serve them. We are networked with thousands of churches who do and will be sponsoring teams in Haiti to serve the needs of those people. In fact, we have missionaries and relief workers on the ground now! They need funding for supplies and travel expenses. We will be raising money for Haiti beginning this Sunday.
3) Sponsor. If you know of someone who feels called to go – sponsor them and help them get there.
4) Pray. The Bible tells us that the prayers of a righteous man are effective. Pray that God would:
a) Heal and Restore.
b) Protect and Guide.
c) Use this tragedy to bring people to Himself.
Our mission is to bring truth and people together – now is the most practical time to put feet to this vision. Blessing to you and yours!