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Tyrone's OM helping Haitian orphanages, search and rescueThu, 01/21/2010 - 3:32pm
By: John Munford
Hyperlink below to donate directly to Operation Mobilization; New Hope Baptist Church has partnered with initiative; search and rescue underway at collapsed school for 2,000 A mission agency headquartered in Tyrone is partnering with New Hope Baptist Church to help three orphanages in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince Haiti which averted significant damage in last week's earthquake but need food and water. A six member team from Operation Mobilization is at the orphanages arrived Wednesday and is also focusing on search and rescue operations near a school that collapsed on 2,000 students. This area has, so far, not received any assistance in food, water or search and rescue operations, the ministry said. On Saturday, January 16, an OM staff member arrived in Haiti and made his way to one of the orphanages. It had sustained only minimal structural damage, but food and clean water were running out. The orphanage is home to 119 children but is also sheltering at least 300 people from the local community. Our staff member was able to get enough food for a few days. The team's other focus is to help meet the most urgent needs for the orphanage in this location and also provide help to the other two orphanages. All three orphanages have only minimal damage to facilities, but food and clean water are urgent needs. OM expects to remain involved in serving these orphanages in longer-term recovery and rebuilding. OM is a 53-year-old ministry with more than 5,500 missionaries working in more than 110 nations and onboard a mission ship. The local office in Tyrone serves as the home base for approximately 500 Americans serving with OM. Tax-deductible donations may be made online at www.OMusa.org/Haiti-earthquake-relief or by sending checks made payable to OM to P.O. Box 444, Tyrone, GA 30290. Please designate checks for Haiti Earthquake Relief. OM is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. login to post comments |