We are grateful to all those who contributed to the emergency relief fund from which we give funds at various times of need.
The gifts have been of great help in relieving suffering in the various countries involved.
Since January 2005 we have received and forwarded donations of over £70,000 for disaster relief.
In the l;ast three months (October ‘09 to January 2010, we have forwarded gifts as follows:
- Samoa flood victims, £5,000.
- Philippines flood, £5,000
- India flood, £4,500
- Kenya drought, £500.
- Haiti, £5,000
Sometimes the links to getting funds to suitable people are not easy to establish, but we work in conjunction with the other missionary service groups to ensure that the most suitable method is used by all.
...continued from Home page. A missionary couple from DR travelled last week with a team of medical doctors, surgeons and nurse to Jimani, a town on the Haitian border, to provide immediate medical relief and also to relieve the current medical volunteers there. The orthopaedic hospital there reportedly had 300 patients when they arrived, about half of whom needed amputations.
A Gift of £5,000 was sent from Interlink for use in relief work in Haiti through CMML who are in contact with the above groups
Latest news as of 02.03.10
CMML and MSC do not have the capacity to provide immediate relief with food, water and medical supplies. Our Assembly contacts with knowledge of Haiti strongly recommend that immediate emergency needs be left to government and other relief agencies who are better equipped to handle this.
It will take several months working with the missionaries and assemblies in the Dominican Republic to determine the most effective way to help.
Funds have been sent to meet immediate needs as we know them. We still have limited knowledge of the most effective way to help the assembly connected work in Haiti. Bob Dadd & Phil Parsons plan to visit Haiti at the end of February. They will be accompanied by Al Adams from Florida who is well acquainted with the brethern from DR and Haiti. This will help us understand how we can best help.
Previous experience of similar disasters highlighted the importance of having reliable brethren and missionaries on the ground to receive the funds and provide reports on the projects under theirsupervision. We will follow this same approach with relief for Haiti.
Please pray for those suffering in Haiti and that the Lord will raise up reliable brethren to prayerfully handle the funds supplied by believers who wish to help.
(This information downloaded from CMML (USA) website.)
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund
If you would like to send help to Haiti we are taking donations towards our Emergency Relief Fund. These will be forwarded in their entirety. We will co-ordinate the distribution of these funds through the assembly missionary service groups as information becomes available
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