A number of Texas Baptist agencies and organizations offer avenues for giving to help victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti Jan. 12. Click on any of the links below to find a way to donate.
Texas Baptist Men has arranged to send 5,000 water purification systems to Haiti. TMB is requesting donations of medical equipment such as portable X-ray machines. Donations of equipment should be directed to Dick Talley, TBM State Disaster Relief Director, at the address below or 214-707-4780.
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A Haitian earthquake victim call for help from under the rubble.
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To support Texas Baptist Men disaster relief efforts directly, visit www.texasbaptistmen.org or send checks designated disaster relief to 5351 Catron, Dallas, TX 75227.
Texas Baptist Men received a $10,000 Texas Hope 2010 care grant for disaster relief. The money comes from gifts to the Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger. To give to the offering, visit www.bgct.org/give.
To support BGCT disaster response efforts, visit www.texasbaptists.org/haitiearthquake and click on "give now," or send a check marked for disaster response to the Texas Baptist Mission Foundation at 333 N. Washington, Dallas, TX 75246-1798.
Individuals and churches can list skills, resources and desired method of service through Church2Church partnerships by visiting www.texasbaptists.org/ haitirearthquake and clicking on “register now” under the partner label.
Baptist Child & Family Services, based in San Antonio, prepared to deploy a 1,000-bed medical facility to Haiti.
Baptist World Aid has sent an emergency rescue team to Haiti and pledged $20,000 in emergency funds. BWAid director Paul Montacute said grants of $10,000 each were committed to the Baptist Convention of Haiti, a group of 110 churches and 82,000 members established in 1964, and the Haiti Baptist Mission, a network of 330 churches and schools founded in 1943. Donations can be made directlky to BWA or through the website of NorthHaven Church in Norman, Okla. (affiliated with the BGCT)
Buckner International is preparing four containers of humanitarian aid already on hand–new shoes and emergency food items–to send to Haiti. Also needed from the public are new socks, tents, blankets, toiletries and other personal care items, and new, unopened first aid kits. Shipping each container costs $5,000. For in-kind donations, Buckner is taking deliveries of requested items from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. weekdays. In-kind donors are encouraged to contact the Buckner Center of Humanitarian Aid to schedule drop-offs by calling (214) 367-8080. The Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid is located at 5405 Shoe Drive, Mesquite Texas 75149. To give financially, donors may call the Buckner Foundation at (214) 758-8050 or online at www.buckner.org.
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The Southern Baptist relief and development organization Baptist Global Response has sent a five-member response team to Haiti.
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has directed more than $15,000 in funds designated for "Haiti Earthquake Response" raised through a website appeal.
The Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention is receiving funds to support families affected by the tragedy in partnership with the Strategic Union of Baptist Churches in Haiti, a network of 22 churches and one of Lott Carey's global partners.
Gifts can also be made through the National Baptist Convention and the Progressive National Batist Convention, Inc.
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