Haiti Help

Like I am sure most of you have been, we've been heartbroken by what we have seen and heard about in Haiti. It gives us this helpless and overhwhelming feeling that we don't know what to do with something so catastrophic. How do we make sense of it all? How can we help?

If you live in the Winston-Salem/Greensboro area, you can help more with the Haiti cause then giving money. Our friend Holly Lewis is down at the Dominican Republican right now (neighbors of Haiti) and has passed along some information on what is most needed there right now. Here is her blog post below, and you can read more about it here: www.unclewis.blogspot.com

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You can help Haiti

We have a plane leaving Winston-Salem within the next week headed to the DR bringing medical supplies. If you'd like to donate anything toward our efforts in Haiti, here's what you can do:

Start a medical supply drive and/or take up money to buy supplies.

Here is a rough list of what is needed. I will let you know what to do with it as soon as I can. But go ahead and start collecting!
All and any first aid supplies… ie bandages, splints, braces adhesives etc
Antibiotics, pain meds…. etc

We need antibiotics, sutures, casting materials, ACE bandages, gauze, antibiotic cream, IV fluids, water purification tablets, Band Aids, Diabetic and hypertensive medications, protein powders, milk, vitamins, baby formula, baby bottles, pain medications, tape, IV tubing, angiocaths, syringes, needles, glucometers and strips, sterile and non sterile gloves, thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, recharable otoscopes, iodine, betadine, alcohol, peroxide, acid reflux meds.

If you have items to donate or questions, contact Myra Phillips. myra@silicones-inc.com

You can bring items to First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem on Sunday. Building B. 1stpres.com
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There are a lot of organizations that are providing relief right now. I feel as though we need to give to the ones who have the biggest interest in Haiti: before, now and after. If you want to give money, think about the groups who have plans to stay in Haiti for a while. They are the ones who will need the most support.


If you can't donate money or give items, then my suggestion would be to pray. Prayer is the most powerful tool we have right now. Pray for restoration and pray for healing. Pray for God to use this horrible tragedy to bring good to a place that was suffering so much before the earthquake. Pray for the hearts of those leaders who need to make decisions on how to move forward. And pray that God mobilizes the right people with the right skills to help. And if you are able to, think about going there after the initial relief has passed. Haiti is going to need a lot of help in the future, in addition to right now. Think about going. We are.