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Ashburn Presbyterian Church is responding to the earthquake in Haiti through the Presbyterian Church USA Disaster Assistance fund and its partners.
Presbyterian World Mission is gathering information on the safety and status of PC USA mission personnel and ecumenical partners in the area. Initial reports indicate a large number of casualties and widespread damage especially in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. You can be part of God's answer to prayer for those affected by this disaster. Information on the situation and prayers and worship resources will soon be available. Funds from One Great Hour of Sharing are already helping with the initial response. For updates on the earthquake and the Church's response, or to give to the ongoing relief, please visit the PC USA website: http://www.pcusa.org Gifts also can be made by phone at (800) 872-3283 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (EST) and checks can be mailed to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700.  We pray for Haiti: God of compassion please watch over the people of Haiti, and weave out of these terrible happenings wonders of goodness and grace. Surround those who have been affected by tragedy with a sense of your present love, and hold them in faith. Though they are lost in grief, may they find you and be comforted. Guide us as a church to find ways of providing assistance that heal wounds and provide hope. Help us to remember that when one of your children suffers we all suffer; through Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives and rules this world with you. Amen. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons and Linda Valentine |
