What You Can Do to Help Haiti

As God's people, we are called to stand in the "GAP" - GIVE, ACT, PRAY

Give

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has established a special fund for Haitian relief, with the goal of raising $1,000,000.  There are two ways that you can contribute to this fund; either writing a check to Alpharetta Presbyterian Church and designating it for Haitian Disaster Relief, or by giving online through this link to PDA.  Your gifts, combined with those of others, provide a visible and tangible demonstration of God’s care in the midst of this tragedy. Recovery will be a difficult and long process, but Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has time and time again modeled a faithful response over the long haul.

The most effective response that you can offer is financial support so that the professionals and trained volunteers engaged in the response can have the necessary support.

Act

Many organizations and agencies have begun drives to collect materials for relief in Haiti.  Unfortunately, damaged infrastructure and difficulties in packaging and shipping these items limit the effectiveness of local collection efforts.  Although material donations and mission trips may become practical in the future, effectiveness in the initial response will be limited to personnel already in the region, trained and prepared groups, and government resources.

APC has previously donated supply kits for medical workers, personal hygiene, and baby care to the disaster preparedness programs of PDA.  More kits will be needed to replenish inventories.  The APC Mission Committee will be organizing additional activities in the future.

Pray

Please continue in prayer for all who have who lost friends and families, those who lost homes, and those seeking a sense of security after being affected by this tragic earthquake.  Lift up those affected by this tragedy and those seeking to provide aid.

 

Did you know that APC has been supporting mission work in Haiti for many years?

 

As recently as this past fall, APC Elder Sydney Schneider was in Haiti as part of the APC and Presbytery of Greater Atlanta mission efforts.

 

Click here to learn more about our mission work in Haiti.

 

The APC Session met on Thursday, January 28 and adopted an operating budget of $ 1,206,725 for 2010.  Click here for more budget details.

 

Mark your calendars now for October 15, 16 and 17 for the APC Church Retreat at Montreat, North Carolina.

Plan to join your church family for fall in the mountains of western North Carolina.  Watch for more details in the near future.

 

Please fill out a card by Saturday of the previous week, for each dinner you plan to attend. The cost this year is $6 per person and $3 for ages 2-6. You may signup by the week, by the month or for the entire 2009-2010 school year! The cards and the reservation box are found on the table in the lobby. It is very important that you make a reservation for each week because this year we will be cooking close to the exact numbers to stay within our budget.

Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and children's choirs, activities and adult programs conclude at 7:15.

 

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