AIM's Plans for Haiti Relief Taking Shape

Dear friends,

Tuesday night on a call from the Haitian border, I heard the tragic story of a mother with three children. Her three year-old had her crushed leg amputated at the hip. But even as she clings to life, her mother has to take her on the hard ride back to Port-au-Prince to search for her two siblings who are still lost and possibly dead in the rubble.

She represents the hundreds of thousands, still in a state of shock, trying to cope with the trauma that has hit Haiti. They desperately and urgently need our help. And we have to ask, "How does the church respond?"

I work with a group of people who listen to the heart of God and know how to run to where the spiritual battle is most intense. As you read this, AIM reconnaissance teams are on their way to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Their work will be key in two ways:

1) Taking food, water and medicine in to the clinics and relief stations with whom we're partnering.

2) Supporting the work Miguel Shaul has already begun in establishing connections with pastors, clinics and communities to work with long-term, so our future teams will have maximum effectiveness.

These teams will work with my trusted friend Jack Larson. We first met in 1982 as missionaries in the D.R. and have collaborated since then. He runs a distribution center that is perfectly suited to take shipments of food, medicine and equipment, and to ship it across the border to those in need. Our overall efforts will be directed by a group of Haitian pastors whom we trust with our safety and spiritual covering.

Soon, we'll be sending even more teams: medical, intercession, relief and reconstruction. We are planning waves of teams from now until August, each "wave" with a different purpose.

Our vision is long-term, because the need is long-term.

But our hope is eternal. Thank you for your prayers for Haiti and for AIM's work there. Thanks also for generously giving enough to help us ship a million dollars worth of donated medicine out of Virginia Beach. When Miguel got the news these much-needed medicines were on the way, he said "AMEN!"

To find out more about what our overall strategy is, read my most recent post about Haiti.

You can stay involved. We invite and need your partnership. AIM's response is just one small part of the compassionate action of those who take Jesus at his word. Please talk with one of our staff to see how you might join us.

Donate: http://adventures.org/haiti
Stay Informed: http://haiti.adventures.org

For Haiti and the Kingdom,

Seth Barnes

Adventures In Missions
Online: www.adventures.org
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Phone: 1.800.881.2461