I got this comment about Haiti relief efforts the other day from Michael Rhodus, a friend of mine from Excelsior Springs:
"my church is urging people to get the passports. When this phase is done we will be sending teams down to help a missionary we help support in Carfu . He was out out country when it hit , but arrived there a few days ago with a medical team.I would like to go if it is safe enough.Pray about it. We are also taking up offerings to help him. He does not get money from the Red Cross."
What a fantastic idea! One of the things about the disaster in Haiti is that the relief efforts will not be short term. We will be at this for a long time. Not knowing where the biggest need will be, we should be developing short term (money to good organizations) and long term (may I suggest mission trips and long term relief teams) strategies.
Getting your church in gear with passports and whatever training you can give them is a good first step in preparing for a long-term relief strategy.
Training Tomorrow's Leaders Today,
Matt
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