Emma's Sale for Haiti

Six-year-old Emma of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is doing her part to love the people of Haiti. She worked hard all morning drawing pictures and then set up a "lemonade stand" outdoors in 27 degree weather for her "art sale". She had prayed for the people of Haiti, but decided she needed to do more. For 2 ½ hours she prevailed in the cold until all the art work was sold -- but she had raised $40 for Haiti. Emma is the granddaughter of Roger and Karen See. Roger is still in Haiti as a member of CrossWorld's First Response Team.

Update from Bolosse campus
Haiti is still very much in crisis mode, with infrastructure problems contributing heavily to slow progress and the suffering of many. Thanks to many gifts like little Emma's, volunteers in Haiti today, the long hours of our Haiti veterans, and our many partners in the country, supply lines are coming together.

• This morning, Saturday, a major food distribution arrived on the Bolosse campus - the first one since the earthquake - food for the 5000 displaced persons there.
• Large tarps from a church in Florida cover much of the open areas of the campus; smaller donated tarps have been distributed in the community
• Samaritan's Purse has set up two potable water stations on campus and in the community so that every family now is allowed 1 gallon of drinking water each day.
• A shipment of supplies, arranged by a group in Chicago, arrived overland from the Dominican Republic to the campus. It included 1000 gallons of Diesel fuel, 500 gallons of gasoline; cooking oil, and over a ton of beans, corn meal and rice.
• Medical needs are being coordinated with the medical center set up at Quisqueya Christian School a few miles away.

From our staff on site

• "It's hard for us to remember what day it is ... the days run together and there is always so much going on. We go to bed exhausted and usually wake up weary ... we cannot continue to handle all these people on the campus ... there are devotions nightly - singing, praying and praising God - it is really quite beautiful to hear." (Cindy)
• "Our worship service this morning was a blessing to my heart. God is showing me in so many different ways how He and He alone is bringing His people in our beloved Haiti through this trial. For the most part, the spirit on the campus is patient and cooperative...we are all in this together."(Phyllis )
• "There are so many sad stories and so many affected people." (Bill)

You can give to CrossWorld's Haiti Disaster Relief Fund. Just Click here and share with those in need. - or give through the CrossWorld offices in Mississauga, Ontario, or Kansas City, MO.

Good News for American Donors: The House and Senate have passed a bill which permits Haiti relief gifts made between January 12 and Feb 28, 2010 to be deducted on the 2009 tax return. For more details, contact Bob Simrak, CrossWorld Director of Advancement, by clicking here.

Good News for Canadian Donors: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will match any donation made by a Canadian individual - to the Haiti relief earthquake efforts. The Gift must be made to a registered Canadian charity like CrossWorld Canada, and given before Feb 12, 2010. Maximum gift per donor is $100,000.

To read news from prior days, click on News at the top of the page.