Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
 

Shelter From the Storms:

How You Can Help

The rains poured down on Haiti last week, inundating an already suffering populace with yet another trial. An estimated 300,000 families lost their homes in Port-au-Prince, forcing about 1 million people on the streets after the January 12 earthquake. Those numbers include the Nazarene family: Reports from church leaders tell Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) that the homes of more than 1,500 Nazarene members were destroyed.

Some are living on the streets in front of their unsafe or demolished homes. Others have crowded into makeshift camps, with tarps and sheets serving as the most common forms of shelter. Health-care experts say conditions in these crowded tent communities are exacerbating cases of diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. When the full brunt of the rainy season begins this spring, those types of illnesses will spread more quickly. Weather is a fresh concern, joining disease, food, security, overcrowding, and other difficulties for the makeshift communities. READ MORE -->

 

New Disaster Response Website

Click here to check out the new website dedicated to disaster response efforts in Haiti.

Give the Gift of Hope

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We love to see the ways people are coming alongside churches in Haiti as they work to make a difference in their communities. We want to share them with you and encourage you to continue creative generosity. (read more…)

When a fire destroyed a local public school in Gonaives, Haiti, Nazarenes stepped up to lend a helping hand and an open door. (read more)