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Foto por Jethro J. Sérémé / American Red Cross / IFRC
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Although most brick and concrete buildings survived the storm more or less intact, sheet metal roofs (common in Haiti) were easily swept away in the heavy winds, leaving interiors exposed to the elements.
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Foto por Jethro J. Sérémé / American Red Cross / IFRC
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American Baptist Churches announces a joint appeal for One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds to aid in Hurricane Matthew response both in the United States and in Haiti, Cuba and the Caribbean.
As Hurricane Matthew has revealed its deep destruction and impact in these areas, the need for additional funding is great. American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and American Baptist International Ministries (IM) are working cooperatively in response to the impact of Hurricane Matthew.
Initial grants totaling $25,000 in OGHS emergency relief funds have been sent to IM partners in Haiti, Cuba and the Caribbean. These funds are providing food, clothing and temporary shelter for the victims. ABHMS has distributed $5,000 in OGHS funding to Church World Service’s Hurricane Matthew disaster-relief efforts in the United States.
Additional relief is urgently needed. All funds received will channeled by the World Relief Office into efforts led by ABHMS, domestically, and IM, internationally, to best serve the needs of impacted areas.
Hurricane Matthew’s considerable impact calls for an expanded American Baptist response that addresses the needs, many still to be identified, by working throughout Haiti, Cuba and the Caribbean with IM partners; and in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina with ABHMS partners.
To support these efforts, you may give through your church; click here to make an online contribution by credit card; or mail a check to International Ministries, Attn: OGHS-Hurricane Matthew, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482. Write “OGHS-Hurricane Matthew” on the memo line if you give by check.
OGHS is administered by the World Relief Committee of the Board of General Ministries of American Baptist Churches USA. The Committee facilitates American Baptist emergency relief, disaster rehabilitation, refugee work and development assistance by establishing policy guidelines and overseeing distribution of the annual OGHS offering received by churches.