Thank you for supporting the people of Haiti

Over the last few weeks we have been overwhelmed by the financial support that has flooded in to support the people of Haiti. To date, we have raised over £320,000 to provide relief and support to victims of the earthquake there.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has given. Because of your support, the global Samaritan’s Purse family has been able to touch the lives of thousands of children and families in Haiti. 

“With each new day, we give thanks to our Heavenly Father for the work our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is able to do,” explains Simon Barrington, Executive Director of Samaritan’s Purse UK. “Our constant prayer has been to bring love and hope to the people of Haiti and thanks to your support this has been possible.”

Our teams on the ground, which include two volunteers from the UK, have achieved the following to date:

To date we have:

• Installed 10 water filtration systems in and around Port-au-Prince. Each system is capable of providing up to 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water daily.

• Distributed food and relief supplies to 43 orphanages, many in remote locations that received little to no other assistance.

• Conducted dozens of distributions of non-food items in Cite Soleil, Leogane, Petit Goave, Pettionville, Grande Groave, and other communities in the Port-au-Prince area. Items included: 4,060 rolls of plastic (each roll providing temporary shelter for five families), 3,058 hygiene kits, and 4,890 blankets.

• Chartered a barge to ferry 400 tons of supplies and equipment, including heavy machinery for debris removal. Another cargo ship arrived with more equipment and supplies over the weekend. Heavy equipment operators are working to reopen a medical clinic in Cite Soleil. Samaritan’s Purse medical staff will begin work in the clinic next week.

• Medical personnel with Samaritan’s Purse have treated more than 1,500 patients at the Baptist Haiti Mission Hospital.

HOW YOU CAN RESPOND:

PRAY: Pray for the survivors of the earthquake, that aid and relief would get to those most in need; for the Samaritan's Purse teams, that they would know where to focus their efforts; that the long-term rebuilding of this nation and the lives of its citizens would begin to take shape.

GIVE: Make a donation to our emergency relief fund and help us continue our ongoing response to the earthquake in Haiti and to other disasters in the future.

READ: Read Peter Ivermee's blog, as he reflects on his experiences as part of the Samaritan's Purse team out in Haiti.

TELL: Share this story with friends and colleagues by sending them the link to this page or inviting them to join our Facebook page.

RESOURCES: Get hold of resources to to help you get family, friends and your church involved in responding to the crisis in Haiti - including our new Haiti thank you powerpoint presentation.