Mission Emanuel
The first planeload of medicines and first aid supplies arrived and were distributed. Thanks to those in Winston-Salem for getting things together so quickly! We will be receiving shipments twice weekly until the donations run out. So, if you are in or around Winston-Salem, contact First Presbyterian Church for more information. We still need over-the-counter medications, especially children’s and adult pain relievers.
Yesterday, a partner working with the International Mission Board was sitting with an 8-year-old girl who had lost both arms in the earthquake. Scott’s daughter had given him one of her stuffed animals to give to a child in Haiti. As he handed the small toy to the girl, her face lit up with a huge smile. The doctor told Scott that was the first he had seen her smile in several days.
Tomorrow leaving at 4am, we have 17 people from Orlando, FL and Columbus, OH headed to Jimani, a city on the Haitian border. They will be setting up a food tent at Good Samaritan Hospital and serving ~700-1000 patients, hospital staff, relief workers, and anyone who needs it. They will be in Jimani until Wednesday, then flying home on Thursday. Please pray for our team that they will minister in many ways. Our next team from North Carolina will arrive next Sunday.
Already Signed Up?
Great! You've already made the decision to enter the mission field and now you would like some more information on what to expect, pack or have other general questions. We have prepared several helpful lists below that you will find helpful as you prepare to unite with other brothers and sisters in Christ to serve in the Dominican Republic:
- Packing Check List
- How to be a Good Guest
- Community Supplies Needed
- Medical Supplies Needed
- Participation and Medical Release Form
- Participant Guidebook
*Files require Acrobat Reader. If you have trouble, please contact us.
Child Sponsorship Program
The Sponsorship Program is a way to build a relationship that will last through the most important years of a child's life. For $30 per month a child can receive medical attention and an education, but it means so much more. It is a chance to extend your family. Through letters and trips to the community, you can share the little joys in life and see the world through their eyes.
It is also an opportunity to be as Christ instructed, by serving the least among us. What is difficult to describe is that the joyful smiles of these children, experienced in the communion of friends, becomes tangible evidence of God's care and grace for all of us. Visit our children that are in need of sponsorship.
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