The devastation unfolding in Haiti, following the worst earthquake the country has suffered in 200 years, is horrifying to watch. Thousands of people are lost under tons of rubble. The nation’s government and fragile infrastructure have collapsed. News media report Haitians crying to God and to the world for help.

Let us be part of their answer. Join First Presbyerian Church’s mission to help Haiti:

1. Pray for the people of Haiti, for their families around the world, and for relief workers on site and traveling to serve them.

2. Give to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) www.pcusa.org/pda, the Presbyterian Church’s unified disaster response, by making a check to “First Presbyterian Church” and designating it for “Haiti Relief”. Church members may also give electronically through My First Pres through www.fpcspartanburg.org. PDA works with international relief agencies to provide immediate and long-term relief in disaster areas around the world.

3. Give to First Presbyterian Church's mission at the Haitian border in the Dominican Republic by making a check to “First Presbyterian Church” and designating it for “DR Mission”, or church members may give through My First Pres at www.fpcspartanburg.org. This February, two medical mission teams from First Presbyterian of 70 volunteers will travel to the western Dominican Republic to provide aid to Haitian refugees. Your support is needed to provide critical medical supplies, water, and food for refugees entering the Dominican Republic.

Mail checks to
First Presbyterian Church, 393 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302-1917

4. Serve: July 10-17, another First Presbyterian mission team will travel to the Dominican Republic to continue work with refugees. The International Missions Committee of First Presbyterian Church is investigating further ways to serve the people of Haiti, including the possibility of a mission to Haiti itself. If you are interested in volunteering your time for Haiti Relief in the Dominican Republic or Haiti, please contact Shannon Stewart (sstewart@fpcspartanburg.org / 208-2132).

As we strive to help where hope seems lost, let us remember:

“God is our refuge and strength,/ a very present help in trouble./Therefore we will not fear,/though the earth should change,/though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea...” .......Psalm 46:1-2

Mission Team Works with Haitian Refugees
On the Dominican Republic/Haitian border, a young man from Port-au-Prince seeks assistance at a medical/dental clinic held by a mission team from First Presbyterian-Spartanburg.

February 20 - Herald Journal Press Release:
Mission Teams Report on Haiti

January 23 - Herald Journal Press Release:
Mission Trips Take on New Urgency After Earthquake

January 22 - Greenville News Press Release:
Baptist Easley medical team lends skills to Haiti earthquake effort