I'm copying here an email I received from Andrew McCracken from Tearfund with information about the response Tearfund partners are making in Haiti.
Latest on the Tearfund Haiti earthquake response
Tearfund partner World Relief is treating earthquake survivors around the clock at one of the few functioning hospitals left in Port-au-Prince. Staff are also mobilising local churches to distribute emergency aid packs. Another partner is running a camp for 2000 people at Dalmas on the outskirts of the capital.
A team of Tearfund's disaster response experts are on the ground working with partners to provide basic essentials such as food, water and shelter, and are planning our longer term response.
Just like the 2004 southern Asia tsunami, the devastation in Haiti is total and the need is immense. Our partners were operating in the country before the earthquake struck, and, just like the tsunami, we'll be there long after it drops out of the headlines, working towards long term recovery. But we need your help.
As Tearfund staff and partners respond to last week's terrible disaster, the support your church can give remains vital. We're on the ground but we can't do anything without money. We want to equip you to communicate this message of need to your churches. We will continue to cover the latest news and prayer points on our website at www.tearfund.org/haitiearthquake but from Saturday morning (23 January), in time for the Sunday service, you will also find:
* An updated prayer PowerPoint presentation
* A brand new film for churches on Tearfund's Haiti relief work
Please use these resources to encourage your church to give what they can to our appeal, either by making a direct online donation at www.tearfund.org/haiti or by sending cheques, payable to Tearfund, to Tearfund, 100 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8QE
'We believe now is the time for the church to give as Christ has given - without holding back.' Jean Claude Cerin, Tearfund Country representative for Haiti.
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