Two ways we can reachout to the victims of the earthquakes in Haiti.

Haiti Relief 1: Cash contributions for Haiti relief will be sent to Good Shepherd Orphanage and School Foundation in Hebron, KY, which funds Good Shepherd Orphanage in Carrefour, about eight miles from Port au Prince. MCC's Joe Busken is a director and years ago helped establish a bakery there that until the earthquake fed hundreds of children daily with a nutrient-enriched bread recipe developed by Busken Bakery. Two GSOS board members flew to the Dominican Republic last week, purchased two truckloads of food, water and fuel, traveled 12 hours through the night, and arrived at the orphanage just as their supply of food and water was about to run out. Food and water will be the key priorities in the short term, according to Dave Zimmer, Treasurer, and one of the directors who made the trip. Please make checks payable to Mariemont Community Church with a notation to direct your donation to Haiti Relief.

Haiti Relief 2: Our own Kim Beach is selling t-shirts to raise funds for Jesus in Haiti, which operates an orphanage, school and church in Bon Repos, also just outside of Port au Prince. Groups from our neighbors SonRise Community Church have done mission trips with Jesus in Haiti the last two years. T-shirts are $15. Contact Kim Beach for more information.

If you wish to contribute to the relief effort please make your checks payable to Mariemont Community Church and mark “for Haiti” on the memo line.