I know you are all aware of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti. The number of lives lost continues to climb and the devastation is difficult for most of us to fathom.

There are numerous ways that folks are helping. Here is how Cross Timbers is responding:

Pray.
Continue to join people all over the world in praying for the people of Haiti.

Give.
Cross Timbers has made a donation of $10,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to provide water and shelter to those in need. This faith based organization has the ability to get much needed supplies to those in need in a fast and efficient manner. We want to help them help the people of Haiti.

THANK YOU who dropped off medical supplies for Love A Child. The items have been shipped.

Both of these organizations have a long history on the ground in Haiti as well as a wealth of experience in large scale crisis response. It is through these partnerships that we are able to engage the need in Haiti. We have great confidence that you can trust that what you give will be stewarded well to help the people of Haiti.

You can also DONATE toward the Haiti Earthquake Relief >>
(Once you click on the link above, choose "church-wide" as the Campus and then under "Designation", choose "Haiti Relief".)

Serve.
These problems Haiti is facing will not go away in just a couple weeks, so we are committed to serving Haiti long-term. We have begun to adjust our missions budget for 2010 to help send short term teams to Haiti to aid in recovery. The immediate emergency situation in Haiti doesn’t present an opportunity for us to put teams on the ground to serve. But in 60-90 days, there will be tremendous opportunity for teams to serve in Haiti. We have begun to make some contacts with ministry friends who have connections in Haiti so that trips can be planned in an effective way to bring help to those who will continue to have need.

Contact haitirelief@crosstimberschurch.org for more information.