AR Baptist State Convention and Aid for Haiti

From an e-mail I just received from Dr. Emil Turner (Executive Director for the AR Baptist State Convention):

Your state convention is actively engaged in a response effort to assist the people of Haiti who experienced the horrific 7.3 earthquake on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. You may want this information to share with your people tonight in prayer meeting.

· We are in contact with the Florida Baptist Convention which is leading the SBC's response to the tremendous needs of the people.

· We are communicating with Disaster Relief Units throughout the U.S. in the planning and staging of a Disaster Relief response.

· We have placed radio operators on standby to assist with the early communication problems.

Presently these are some vital ways that your church may assist in the disaster response to Haiti:

· Pray for the victims and the early assessment teams as they arrive and develop the ground response.

· Due the fluidity of the crisis, donations get needed materials to the affected area much faster.

§ One hundred percent of the money given through the Arkansas Baptist State Convention will go to the relief effort.
§ Credit card gifts can be given by:
· Calling the Missions Ministries Team of the Convention at 1-800-838-2272
· Going online at absc.org after 2:00pm tomorrow
§ Checks designated to Haiti relief can be sent to the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, 10 Remington Drive, Little Rock, AR 72204.
· The Missions Ministry team will have more information in the coming days concerning how volunteers can assist in the relief effort.

In Him,

Emil Turner