Author: Rev. Doug Kendall

Haiti one year later

Haiti One Year Later

Hope still abounds in Haiti one year after the devastating earthquake as PWS&D works through the ACT Alliance, Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Canadian Churches in Action to help Haitians rebuild their homes and livelihoods, and provide food, clean water, art therapy programs, support for people living with disabilities and semi-permanent classrooms for children.

As a congregation we raised over $1000.00 for Haiti relief. With Government of Canada matching grants that became more than $2000.00 While the problems are still huge in Haiti , there is also good work being done there. We work with local church groups and bypass most of the bureaucracy to deliver directly to the people in need.


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Pageant 2010

Pageant Sunday

December 12th 10:00 a.m.

Despite the weather our Christmas Pageant during Sunday morning worship was a wonderful time for all. It was called “Would you like to hold the baby?” and involved many people from the congregation including our Sunday School, many choir members and others.

Pageant Cast and Crew 2010

The lunch after the pageant was a great success as well!  The Youth Group prepared a full turkey dinner for lunch following the pageant. It was by freewill offering and proceeds went to the general fund of the church.

Haiti Appeal Thanks!

Presbyterian Church

Responds to Earthquake in Haiti

Many thank to all those who have already responded

to this urgent appeal.

In the month of February the Presbyterian Church in Canada through Presbyterian World Service and Development raised over

$800 000.00

for Haiti Relief. Much of that money will also be matched by our federal Government.

Thanks for your support!

A Haitian woman is pulled to safety from the rubble of a collapsed building
after a massive 7.0 earthquake hit the capital city on Tuesday.
Photo Credit: DANIEL MOREL/AFP/Getty Images

Haiti Earthquake Appeal

A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, causing widespread death and destruction and leaving relief workers scrambling to pull people from the rubble.

Over three million people are estimated to have been affected by the powerful quake, leaving homes and schools in ruins, destroying infrastructure and trapping people in the debris. The city is without electricity and the telephone network has broken down. The UN headquarters has collapsed and people are sitting in the streets with nowhere to go. While a full assessment is still ongoing, thousands are estimated dead with millions of dollars of damage.

PWS&D Responds

PWS&D is responding to this emergency situation through the Action by Churches Together Alliance. ACT staff on the ground are carrying out assessments of damage and the needs of survivors. While international aid is being flown in, ACT has been working on the ground from the moment the earthquake occurred. ACT is planning to send a rapid support team of at least a response coordinator, a communicator, two water and sanitation experts and a finance expert. ACT members are also preparing to send water and sanitation materials, hygiene kits, and psychosocial workers to the devastated area.

You Can Help

The people of Haiti need your prayers and financial support to bring hope and relief. Congregations and individuals are encouraged to bring help to the situation by making a donation to PWS&D. Call 1-800-619-7301 ext. 291, donate online, through your church or mail a cheque to the office. Please mark all donations “Haiti Earthquake Relief.”

Presbyterian World Service & Development is the development and relief agency of The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

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