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Respond to the earthquake in Haiti

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) coordinating efforts with our ecumenical and international partners in the relief work in Haiti. The greatest need from the church, along with prayer, is financial support in order to gather and strategically mobilize these most urgent relief supplies in the critical days that lie ahead.

Give – Financial support for relief efforts can be made online at www.pcusa.org and designated to DR000064. Gifts can also be made by phone at (800) 872-3283 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (EST) and checks can be mailed to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA  15264-3700.
Act – Congregations and individuals can also put together hygiene kits and baby kits to be distributed through Church World Service.  
Pray – Join with others in lifting up the people of Haiti and those seeking to provide aid in this critical time. As the eyes of the world turn to Haiti, let us pray:

God of compassion
please watch over the people of Haiti,
and weave out of these terrible happenings
wonders of goodness and grace.
Surround those who have been affected by tragedy
with a sense of your present love,
and hold them in faith.
Though they are lost in grief,
may they find you and be comforted.
Guide us as a church
to find ways of providing assistance
that heal wounds and provide hope.
Help us to remember that when one of your children suffers
we all suffer;
through Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives
and rules this world with you. Amen.     
                                                  — Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons and Linda Valentine