HAITI RELIEF


We will be establishing a HAITI fund for people to give to support churches in Haiti to be beacons of hope in their community.  If you would like to give directly, here are some suggestions.  The first 2 are church based in Haiti.
Bright Hope International: www.BrightHope.org
World Relief: www.worldrelief.org

Missions Organization Funding Options -

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability: www.ecfa.org
[lists several donor options with great reputations]
World Vision:  www.worldvision.org
Hopeforce International:  www.hopeforce.org
Billy Graham Evangelical Association:  www.billygraham.org
Service International: www.serviceinternational.org
Giving Children Hope: www.gchope.org
Samaritan’s Purse:  www.samaritanspurse.org
 
 
RELIEF FOR HAITI 
The massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the nation of haiti. In all, an estimated 3 million people have been affected by this tragedy. Jesus calls us from awareness to compassion and into action for the people He created, loves, and hears in haiti. at the Beacon, there are a couple of ways we are stepping into this call and responding to the devastation there: 
 
PRAY for those suffering, for the church to respond, for those on the front lines of the response, for provision and safety, and for God's Kingdom to invade in poweful ways. 
 
GIVE- We are partnering with Hope Force International, which has trained several of our people to be reservists.  They have a team in Haiti now, in action.  Click here for more information about Hope Force International. 
 
THIS WEEKS SPECIAL OFFERING FOR HAITI WAS: $1592, above and beyond regular giving..  Thank you!
DONATE-
The amount of supplies needed is beyond massive. Even the smallest supplies, the every day ones we mostly all have in excess, can literally change lives in haiti right now. If you are interested in purchasing supplies that we will send to haiti, you can drop them off at the CommUnity Life Center on Sundays.  Click here for a specific list of what to donate 
 
GO- but you need to be trained.  Training is available
  • Feb. 18-20 Hope Force, Mariners Church, ; register at www.hopeforce.org
  • Feb. 21 Disaster Preparedness, Rock Harbor, ; register by emailing Christine Thompson at chrissygt@hotmail.com
 
 I saw that Mark posted on his Facebook page a way to contact our Congressman to petition that their adopted son be allowed to live with them during the adoption process as a result of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Do you think we as a congregation could help them by getting the word out? I have already copied the form letter and entered the necessary info. I have also provided email links to the congressmen/women who represent the costa mesa area and a link to look up congressmen/women outside of that area. I plan to call upon my friends and family to do this but I think we have an opportunity to serve the Howerton's as a church. Because of the cut/paste way of doing it, it actually doesn't take much time. What do you think?

Form Letter:
"I am a friend of Mark and Kristen Howerton, who are in the process of adopting Keembert Estime, DOB 10-7-06, who was living at the Heartline Ministries orphanage prior to the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

I am aware that USCIS has the authority to issue a humanitarian parole for Keembert Estime to travel to the United States to live with Mark and Kristen Howerton pending final adoption processing in Haiti. While granting a humanitarian parole is outside the normal procedures, the United States government has granted them in the past (e.g. Cambodia and Romania).

While I realize that the United States seeks to honor the adoption process established in Haiti, I feel that Keembert Estime and the country of Haiti would be best served by Keembert Estime being placed with Mark and Kristen Howerton, his future mom/dad. I feel that Haitian authorities would agree to this if it was proposed. What better way for the United States to help Haiti than to care for Haiti's child that is already so loved by this family."

 
Diane Feinstein's Email: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe
Barbara Boxer's Email: http://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm
Dana Roherabacher's Email: http://rohrabacher.house.gov/Contact/Zip.htm

Look up your Congress Person: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Sincerely,

Bob Weden



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