Greetings!
Our hearts have been broken by the incredible devastation in Haiti following the earthquake. Pax Christi USA has pulled together a number of resources in one location to help you keep up with the situation there as well as take action.
The good news at this point we want to share with you is that most of our friends in Pax Christi Haiti, including Wilda Mondestin, Junior St-Vil and Daniel Tillias, are all accounted for and helping with relief efforts. Daniel sent us a short message yesterday saying, in part:
"I want you to share our best gratitude to all the world for coming in solidarity to us. We really appreciate this sign of love...This is what this tragedy should inspire the world: a need to end suffering from any way it comes..."
Below and on the quick links to the left, you will find additional resources to help you pray, study and act in response to the crisis in Haiti. We are especially glad as Pax Christi USA to recommend to people looking for a specific project to support that they consider supporting Bishop Gumbleton's clinic in Haiti. More information is below. In peace, Johnny ZokovitchProgram Director, Pax Christi USA
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PRAYER: A prayer for Haiti by Rose Marie Berger
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Most Holy Creator God, Lord of heaven and earth,
we bring before you today your people of Haiti.
It is You who set in motion the stars and seas,
You who raised up the mountains of the Massif de la Hotte
and Pic La Selle. It is You who made her people in your very image:
Their gregarious hearts and generous spirits,
their hunger and thirst for righteousness and liberty.
It is you, O Lord, who planted the rhythms of konpa, Twoubadou,
and zouk in the streets of Cite-Soleil; You who walk the paths
outside of Jacmel and Hinche. Your people, O Lord, cry out to you.
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STUDY: PCUSA Teacher of Peace Bill Quigley: Too little, too late for Haiti? 6 Sobering Points |
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Point one: $100 Million - Are You Kidding Me?
President Obama promised $100 million in aid to Haiti on January
14, 2009. A Kentucky couple won $128 million in a Powerball lottery on
December 24, 2009. The richest nation in the history of the world is
giving Powerball money to a neighbor with tens of thousands of deaths
already? Click here to read this entire article.
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ACTION: Support Bishop Gumbleton's clinic in Haiti
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Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, founding
Bishop-President of Pax Christi USA, helped to institute a clinic in
Haiti several years ago. As members of Pax Christi USA continue to
discern how to help with the earthquake in Haiti, we want to recommend
that you consider supporting both short-term and long-term relief for
Haitians by giving to Bishop Gumbleton's clinic, Klinik Sen Michel.
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