CBM’s The Sharing Way is responding to immediate emergency needs in Haiti through Rescue 24, Baptist World Aid’s team of rescue and medical personnel. Rescue 24 has training and experience in other earthquake disasters around the world and has been part of the initial wave of response. BWAid is also responding on our behalf through the two Baptist organizations in Haiti that are BWA members.

Approximately forty volunteers from Canadian Baptist churches were in Haiti when the earthquake occurred, but all have now safely returned to Canada. They were from Eglise Evangelique Baptiste d’Ottawa, First Baptist Leamington, Glen Acres Baptist Church Waterloo and some of the French Baptist churches in Montreal, and included pastors Franky Narcisse and Larry Forsyth. Please continue to be in prayer for the relief effort, and for those who are grieving the loss of loved ones who died in the earthquake.

Now that major UN agencies, military units from several countries and large aid agencies are on the ground and established, CBM is beginning to plan for the recovery and reconstruction phase that will start in the near future.  This will include linking skilled volunteers with short-term teams and providing resources through a number of partners on the ground.  If you are interested in receiving more information on these opportunities, please contact Allan Jensen in our STM department. (ajensen@cbmin.org). 

Individual donations made to The Sharing Way for Haiti relief will be matched by the Canadian government, increasing the impact of your gift. If your church is receiving donations for Haiti relief and forwarding them to CBM, please note that donations must be accompanied by a Haiti Earthquake Relief form in order to qualify for matching funds.

On behalf of all those who will be assisted as a result of your donations, thank you so much for your compassion and generosity.  We are deeply grateful.