Earthquake in Haiti
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A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the worst to hit Haiti in 200 years, rocked the central part of the country just kilometres from the capital of Port-au-Prince on January 12. While few details were initially available due to severe damage to the country's communication systems, major news stations began reporting extensive damage immediately. They were right. Most recently it has been estimated that over 200,000 Haitians have died in the earthquake! Another 250,000 were injured and 1.5 million have been left homeless. And on top of all this, Haiti has experienced severe aftershocks, the largest (a magnitude 6.1) as recent as the early morning on Wednesday, January 20.

Just a year after 4 major hurricanes devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, killing thousands and burying the country in suffocating mud, destroying roads and buildings, Haiti has been hit again. Buildings have been reduced to rubble, countless Haitians were trapped alive under the wreckage, tens of thousands more are feared dead, hundreds of thousands more are vulnerable and in danger of becoming the next casualties.

EICanada has been working in Haiti for over 30 years and has partnered with the churches of the Bethesda Baptist Gospel Work Association (OEBB) since 1990. EICanada and our ministry partners – individuals, churches, agencies, and governments – have enabled the OEBB to carry out a variety of ministries, including training for church leaders, schooling, health, water, agro-forestry, providing emergency aid in times of disaster, and proclaiming the good news of Jesus, bringing hope to hundreds of thousands of people.

EICanada's long-time in-country representatives are busy caring for the wounded and displaced and participating in the relief efforts. They have thousands of people literally lined up at their door begging for their help. Thankfully a first response team from EICanada and its partners was able to be on the ground in Haiti almost immediately and began to provide the necessary aid.

The OEBB and EICanada are committed to providing whatever immediate (water, food, shelter) and longer-term (household items, rebuilding homes, etc.) assistance is necessary. But the truth remains that we need your help! Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians need your help! Your gift – however large or small – will make a significant impact on this tragic situation. Please join us and become part of the solution!

Please, give a gift today to supply children and their families with the essentials: water, food, medicine, and shelter. Your gift to EICanada for the Haiti relief and rebuilding efforts will begin to save lives today!

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