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Dear Friend,
If there is a place on Earth that could have done without an earthquake right now, it’s Haiti.
A 7.0-magnitude quake struck Haiti Tuesday, shattering buildings and forever changing lives. While authorities still don’t know the extent of the damage, it is estimated that 3 million people may be affected by Haiti’s worst earthquake in 200 years. One survivor reports there are thousands of people roaming the streets, looking for shelter.
Haiti is already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 8 out of 10 people living in extreme poverty. It’s a place where many in the world have turned their backs. But not Church World Service.
Now, a massive earthquake has hit this already vulnerable island nation, and the needs there are greater than ever before. PLEASE DONATE NOW. CWS has an established presence in Haiti, with our partners Service Chretien d´Haiti, Christian Aid, SKDE and the Ecumenical Foundation for Peace and Justice. EFPJ’s House of Hope is a day school CWS supports in Port au Prince. Preliminary information indicates the school is damaged, and staff are trying to determine the well-being of their colleagues and the children.
Photo: Don Tatlock/CWS |
Some of its students are pictured here, in happier times.
We’re working to help our partners in this time of urgent need--will you take a moment to make this work possible?
You make it all happen.
Please stay tuned for more information and updates on the CWS response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. And, join us in praying for the people affected by this earthquake.
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