Special Sundays Declared for Haiti Response

Special Sundays declared for Haiti response

Bishop Issues Haiti Response Challenge
As the news reports continue to come from Haiti, it is hard to grasp the magnitude of the destruction following the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas. The images of death and destruction are overwhelming, but, even as we join in mourning these unimaginable losses, we must be resolute in our response of€ help in any and all ways it can be provided. As the opportunity opens up for hands-on mission, we will be there. Our members are busy creating health kits and other badly needed supplies to be distributed through the United Methodist Committee on Relief. The greatest need now is for money to provide medicine and supplies for early responders and to begin to lay the groundwork to€ help rebuild and restore what has been lost. I have issued a Bishop's Appeal for our North Texas United Methodist Congregations to take a special collection for Haiti UMCOR Emergency Response on Sunday, Jan. 17 or 24. As a reminder, we suggest that churches take up the collection and route it through the conference, making checks out to the North Texas Conference, with "NTC Fund 277 Haiti" on the Memo Line and sending it to NTC Treasurer, P.O. Box 866128, Plano, TX 75086.