Since the earthquake happened in Haiti we’ve all been looking for opportunities to help. AIM is launching a huge effort to make a long-term difference. Creating opportunities for short-term teams will take a lot of details and information that you can’t get unless you are there. Somebody has to go in first.
I’ve been working with many people to organize a team of World Race Alumni to go into the country, and we’re leaving this Thursday.
I’ll actually being going out to lead the team. My heart was broken for the people of Haiti on my World Race trip last February, and I want to help. The trip will be from Thursday the 21st through Wednesday the 27th.
We’ll be traveling to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and traveling to the border. The vision is that we will go as a first response team representing AIM, gathering basic info on contacts and travel, and to provide immediate relief to the people suffering in Haiti.
I talked with Seth Barnes last night about this trip and AIM’s bigger picture. Adventures In Missions has experience working in crisis and disaster situations. They responded to the tsunami and to Hurricane Katrina. We want to make a long-term difference in Haiti.
I have hopes that our trip will help gather the necessary information for the many teams that will follow in our footsteps to fulfill the long-term plan of bringing physical and spiritual restoration Haiti.
Being some of the first to go will not be easy. We’re still working on details regarding transportation, communication, and ministry contacts. But we need to start somewhere… there are people dying in the streets. Any hassle in transportation is immediately worth it, because finding answers to those problems will make it easier for a team of medical personnel going in the next week.
We’re going to pray. We’re going to minister to those we meet. We’re going to tell their stories.
And this is only the beginning.
Will you help us? Will you help send this team of Alumni out to help pave the way?
We have asked each person who is participating to buy their own plane tickets to the Dominican Republic. They are getting friends, family, and supporters to help them with that. In order to cover ground costs and ministry needs (any opportunities to meet immediate needs like food, water, and blankets), we have set up a special project to accept donations. Please pray and give! We need your help to pave the way. Please give to this project to help this team!
- Go to this direct link to give: World Race Ministry Fund (this is also accessible by going to www.theworldrace.org and clicking on the “Donate” tab on the homepage. Hit the button that says, “click here to give!”)
- Once you’re on this page, change the program on the drop-down menu to a “World Race Project.” A new box will appear, for a description of the project. Please have supporters put “WR HAITI” as the name of the Project.
If you’ve watched the news, read the blogs, and wondered what you can do… please help this team. We absolutely need you to make this happen. Please give abundantly and sacrificially.
In addition to financial support, this team will need a special covering of prayer. Pray for safety. Pray for open doors and clear communication. Haiti has always been a spiritual battleground. There is a war in the heavens for this nation, and we are sure to experience it firsthand in the coming week.
If you want to stay involved in what is happening with Haiti, you can follow our Haiti Updates Blog for more and make a donation to our Haiti Relief Fund.
