The Aversboro Road Baptist church family is very concerned about the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010. Southern Baptists are in the process of mobilizing assessment teams to discover the disaster relief needs after the largest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti. The North American Mission Board’s disaster relief office is organizing an emergency consultation with state disaster relief directors to coordinate response to the catastrophe. Disaster relief teams in Mississippi and Kentucky are on standby for immediate response.

An assessment team is being organized by Baptist Global Response, IMB, NAMB and state convention disaster relief directors to enter the country as soon as possible. They will work with Haitian Baptists to identify immediate needs that must be addressed and will draft mid- and long-term plans for an ongoing relief effort.

The 7.0 magnitude tremor hit 10 miles from the center of Port-au-Prince, a city of 3 million people, at around 5 p.m. Jan. 12, according to news reports. One source said the quake could be felt more than 200 miles away. The earthquake triggered a tsunami watch for Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

Multiple strong aftershocks continued to rock the country after the initial tremor.  Reports from inside the country indicate infrastructure and many buildings suffered catastrophic damage. The main airport is closed; power and communications are down and security is a serious concern. Specialized search and rescue teams and military units from several countries are being rushed into Haiti to help secure the situation and begin relief efforts.

You may be asking what can you do. First, and foremost we need to pray for the people of Haiti. You can help greatly by joining in focused prayer for Haiti’s 9 million people, more than 80 percent of whom live below the poverty line. The initial information indicates 2 million people in Port-au-Prince are directly affected.   Please pray for victims and their families. Second, we need to pray for all the assessment teams from around the world who are collaborating all the relief efforts. Third, you can donate to the disaster relief effort by contributing to: Aversboro Road Baptist Church (The Haiti Disaster Relief Fund). Our address is: Aversboro Road Baptist Church, 1600 Aversboro Road, Garner, NC 27529. Please give as generously as you can to help those in desperate need.

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