If you want to help in Haiti, here is a good, tangible way to do so. Of course you can pray. Giving helps too. We have already received a lot of offering money via our regular offerings in addition to our church giving $5,000. But now the Baptist Men of North Carolina have started a new initiative called “Buckets of Hope”. To learn more about it, download the PDF file which gives the list of contents and instructions for packing it.

The essentials are that you buy a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. These can be  purchased locally at ACE Hardware or Lowe’s. Then fill it with the items listed in the PDF document. It includes things like rice, sugar, oil, flour, etc.. Then put them in the bucket and take it to a drop off point. In our area, the Catawba River Baptist Association is such a drop off point. You can find it on US HWY 70 between Morganton and Drexel on the south side of the road.

You need to follow the instructions in the PDF file so don’t just get the items and throw them together.

This is a great way to share the love of Christ in a tangible way. For more information you can go to the Baptists on Mission site.

The North Carolina Baptist Men are actively involved in the Haiti recovery effort. I received an email directed to all churches from our state Baptist Men leader, Richard Brunson.  Here is the content of that email:

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NCBM Medical teams are serving in Haiti, assisting a local burn clinic, children’s hospital and community hospital. A team of 7 (Team 1) arrived on January 15 by flying first to Santo Domingo, then taking a bus into Haiti. They began their work on Jan. 15 by assisting the burn clinic. On Jan. 17 they were able to support the hospital staff of Petionville Community Hospital, a 50 bed hospital seeing approximately 250 patients each day.

• Medical Team 2 arrived on Jan. 20, a team of 13 – some from US, some from Hungary. They continued the work started by Team 1 by supporting the work of the hospital and staff.
• Medical Team 3 had 14 people on it, including surgeons and additional medical professionals to assist with the many medical needs.
• Medical Team 4 has 17 people on it and continues to assist at the clinic and hospitals. They are seeing hundreds of people every day.
• Medical Teams 5 has 24 team members and leaves on Thursday, February 4 for Haiti. Teams 6, 7 and 8 are all medical teams and are currently being recruited. If you are interested click on the “volunteer now” tab and let us know of your skills.
  Please pray for the teams as they provide assistance for the medical needs.

NCBM sees this as a long-term ministry. We will be sending many volunteers (especially construction), however, we do not have a timetable established at this time. If you are interested in going please click on the “volunteer now” tab below.

We are collecting items for distribution at this time. Click on the “What can your church do” tab below for more information. The biggest need is for money for building materials. For $2,300 you can provide funds to build a house for a family. For approximately $12,000 you can provide funds to build a small church. We are also collecting “Buckets of Hope“. 

Scott and Janet Daughtry arrived in Haiti on February 2 and are serving as our long term coordinators in Haiti.

We will continue to gather information from the team and clinic.
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Thank you, In Christ,

Baptist Global Response is raising funds for disaster relief in Haiti. All Southern Baptist relief is being organized by Florida Baptist who have an ongoing ministry in Haiti to help the people there. If you want to help click the link or the picture which will take you directly to the donation page.