18 Apr Haiti Update

Last week, while in Canada, I met with CH Global, one of the organizations with which we are partnering in Haiti. Here is some information from that meeting.

• Currently we have 60 at-risk children sponsored by UB members. Our goal for 2010 is 200 children
• Sponsoring a child is the most effective way to make a difference for the child and their family over the long haul.
• The program being operated by the Sybert UB church currently has 75-100 disabled or developmentally challenged children enrolled in full-day school programs.
• An after-school program is ready to begin at the Delmas UB church with the potential to have 200 students enrolled.

On May 13-18, I will be in Haiti with Paul Plato (Canadian missions director), Joan Sider, Jeff Gordon (building contractor) and Ed Sider (CEO of CH Global) to assess current needs. We know the church buildings in Cite Soleil, the most affected area of Port Au Prince, need to be rebuilt if our programming is to take place and ministry is to continue.