Haiti Disaster Relief

The January 2010 earthquake in Haiti left an already-impoverished country in desperate shape. The Haitians will need help for years to come, and there are many things we can do to give them help and hope:

To donate money through the United Methodist Committee on Relief, give or send your check to the church treasurer, Ron Morris, marking "Haiti" or Advance # 418325 on the memo line. Every cent given to UMCOR goes directly to Haiti; all administrative costs are covered by our support through apportionments.
Donations of health kits will be needed for months. Topeka FUMC donated several hundred health kits which are being delivered to Haiti in early February and volunteered to be a collection point for the donations of other Topeka churches. With the generosity of a donor, supplies were purchased for the youth and children to assemble health kits during the Sunday School hour on January 24.

Medical mission teams are needed now and rebuilding work teams will be needed soon. Those who are interested in being part of a team must take a special Haiti disaster training and receive immunizations before leaving the country. Please check the Kansas East Conference web site at www.kansaseast.org/haiti for the latest information about training sessions and other team requirements.

To read the Haiti update of February 3, including a letter from the president of the Methodist Church of Haiti, please cllick here.