January 18, 2010

When Haiti suffered this catastrophic disaster I felt the need to do more than just feel bad.  I let my family know that I was stopping what I was doing and donating the next four weeks to bringing awareness to Canadian Pastors regarding the work Feed the Hungry is doing.  Even as I make my way across the country I am struck by the news each night that seems to exaggerate the very message we are trying to get out which is this; the main problem now is not how to get aid to Haiti, but how to get it from the airport to the people.  Amazingly this has become the underlying story of all relief efforts.  Tonight (Jan 21st) CNN reporter Anderson Cooper reported that the infrastructure to get supplies from the airport to the people “just doesn’t exist”.  

THIS is why Feed The Hungry is such a crucial relief organization. All of their relief work is done through local Churches in the effected areas. That immediately means two things;

1. That FTH is utilizing the greatest and most effective social networking web on earth today – the Church – and

2. Just as important, in providing aid in this way FTH is building and empowering the Churches during this time of great need.

FTH has well established relationships with many Churches throughout the nation and from the start have had distribution points set up in and through them.  These points include the hardest hit areas as well as the poorest areas of the country. 

Pastor Don Sparman

Passing through Barrie and Sudbury Ontario

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~ by donsparman on January 22, 2010.