Chris Reid, a missionary from Barrie, pictured here with his wife Johanne and daughter Hannah, have committed to meeting the immediate and long-term needs of 150 orphaned children.
Christine Eisses, President of Emmanuel's Wish Foundation, said this about the challenges that the missionaries are facing in Haiti:
This disaster has taken us by surprise and all of our resources are tied up right now with the opening of a brand new AIDS hospice in South Africa. We are not sure how God is going to provide for these children but we are trusting that he will.
Emmanuel's Wish urgently requires help to meet the following needs:
- Emergency funding to feed these children, clothe them and put a roof over their heads. Donations can be made directly to Emmanuel's Wish Foundation here.
- Long term sponsors are required for these small victims. Many of them are being torn off the bodies of their dead parents, are completely traumatized, and need to see the hands and feet of Christ in action. We are desperately looking for 150 people to sponsor these refugee children at $35 a month indefinitely.
- We will be sending a shipping container to Haiti to help us out fit the new orphanage and to care for the children. Please see the list of needs here.
Emmanuel's Wish Foundation is a local Christian organization run entirely by volunteer power. Their board of directors absorbs any administration costs in order to ensure that donations go directly to the need, and their offices and utilities are provided at no cost. For more information, see their website.
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress... (James 1:27 NLT)
Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. (Jesus, Matthew 25:40 NIV)
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