Samaritans Purse

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Samaritan’s Purse has a strong network of churches, schools, and community groups in the relief catchment areas through Operation Christmas Child. Initially we were asked by the Relief Centers of Whittlesea and Diamond Valley to help supply necessary recovery equipment to families who have lost their homes and belongings.

Since then we have entered a new phase of recovery where we are working with the Salvation Army and the local communities and mobilised volunteers to help rebuild essential fencing and help get communities back on their feet.

Since the earthquake on January 12th, your support – both through your gifts and prayers – has helped Samaritan’s Purse take on an extremely active and helpful role in the disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Here is a summary of how your support is making an impact in Haiti:

Emergency items/shelter: We have been able to distribute blankets, solar flashlights, hygiene kits, shelter kits, plastic for temporary shelter, water purification kits and jerry cans to around 300 families per day.

Water: Our teams have brought in 20 large community water filters, each capable of producing 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water each day.

Medical: We have flown in $130,000 in vaccines for tetanus and other diseases from the US, and we have supplied one of the mission hospitals in Haiti with clean water, fuel and medical supplies and set up a community water filter.

Sanitation: To improve sanitation, we have installed 55 bathing facilities, eight hand-washing stations, and 363 latrines.

Rubble cleanup & employment: To date, our team has removed more than 10,000 cubic meters of rubble and cleared five miles of road, six public buildings, three local businesses, and three churches.

Through this program, we have employed 386 Haitians, 42 percent of whom are women. Samaritan’s Purse has sent 185 staff members and non-medical volunteers to Haiti. We have also sent 90 medical staff members and volunteers, and 22 chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s Rapid Response Team have worked with our team on the ground.

Please continue to pray for the immediate and ongoing relief efforts as well as our long-term strategy for rebuilding communities in Haiti. Pray especially for the two Australians, Trevor Adams and Alistair Clelow who are both serving with the teams in the transitional relief phase.

Did you miss the Seven Network Good Friday special called New Life: Three Stories of Hope? You can view it right here…

Christian Television Australia (CTA), in association with international aid agency Samaritan’s Purse Australia (SPA) presents Three stories of Hope and new life which was broadcast at 12 midday, on Good Friday 2010 on the Seven Network. (more…)