Tag: earthquake

Amos is home

Aaron Ivey Family
Aaron Ivey Family | Via Facebook.com

Some of you may recall the story of Amos and Aaron and Jamie Ivey last year.

Aaron and Jamie were in the process of adopting Amos from Haiti when last year’s horrific earthquake hit.

It was a trying week or so, but the family was finally re-united and able to bring Amos home for good only a “short” time after the earthquake.

Just five days after the earthquake, the video to Amos’ song was released…

And now a short (5 minute) documentary about the family being reunited has also been released and is available for downloading and viewing with your friends, family and faith community.

It’s a beautiful story and a beautiful companion video as well.

Check it out, share it with your friends and consider how God might be calling you to make a difference in the life of an orphan somewhere in the world.

(HT @chrisballman for the link)

All that good cancelled out with one lousy statement

This week, on the 700 Club, the Christian Broadcasting Network was raising funds to help send aid and relief to Haiti after their violent 7.0 earthquake Tuesday.

According to a press release:

(Pat Robertson) called for prayer for (Haiti). His humanitarian arm has been working to help thousands of people in Haiti over the last year, and they are currently launching a major relief and recovery effort to help the victims of this disaster. They have sent a shipment of millions of dollars worth of medications that is now in Haiti, and their disaster team leaders are expected to arrive tomorrow and begin operations to ease the suffering.

And yet no one’s going to remember that or even consider it because of a statement made by CBN founder, Pat Robertson…
Continue reading All that good cancelled out with one lousy statement

Ways to give aid for Haitian Relief

The following groups are on the ground and offering relief after the earthquake in Haiti yesterday.

Disasters Emergency Committee (UK): www.dec.org.uk

One Day’s Wages: onedayswages.org

Salvation Army (US): salvationarmy.org

Compassion International: compassion.org

Haiti Reborn: quixote.org/haiti

Church World Services: www.churchworldservice.org

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: www.pcusa.org

Direct Relief International

World Vision: donate.worldvision.org

Bright Hope: www.brighthope.org

UMC Disaster Response: secure.gbgm-umc.org/donations

UNICEF: www.unicefusa.org

Christian Aid: www.christianaid.org.uk

Americares: www.americares.org

Mercy Corps: donate.mercycorps.org

American Red Cross: newsroom.redcross.org

United Church of Christ: www.ucc.org

Doctors Without Borders: doctorswithoutborders.org

Disciple’s Week of Compassion: secure.groundspring.org

Episcopal Relief: www.er-d.org

Reformed Church in America: www.rca.org

Oxfam: www.oxfam.org

Habitat For Humanity: www.habitat.org

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund: www.haitiaction.net

My good buddy Chris Allman is currently next door to Haiti in the Dominican Republic. You can read some of his thoughts on his blog: chrisballman.blogspot.com

Additionally, just received word from Brandt Russo that all of the proceeds from Cant Ignore The Poor will go to Haitian Disaster Relief through http://www.mercycorps.org/.

HT to @brianmerritt for assembling the majority of this list

Help China – one shirt at a time

Love this!

A graphic designer named Steve has partnered with World Vision to sell 50,000 t-shirts and raise $1,000,000 to help China.

On Monday, May 19, one week after the China Earthquake, reports surfaced estimating that 50,000 lives would be lost in this tragedy—our vision is hope. One by one, fifty thousand hand drawn tally marks create the “x” on your shirt, each one representing a life that has passed, and connecting it with a life that has committed to help rebuild. Your shirt is a symbol how one person, multiplied 50,000 times, can do something amazing.

Love it! “Be the difference you wish to see in the world!”

Love your neighbor – even if they’re halfway around the world.

HT: Churchrelevance.com