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By Charles Ray, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

1-15-10

I must preface this report by saying that the situation in Haiti is changing so rapidly that some of this will be different by the time you read it.  However, Sunday is a great time to inform your church and the CBF community with what is happening.

Effective today Reid Doster and I have taken over the lead in all Haitian response.  CBF International Disaster Response Coordinator David Harding will continue to work in Indonesia and we will coordinate Haiti.

We are in constant communication with the following partners:

  1. American Baptist Churches-USA
  2.   Lott Carey
  3.   American Baptist Association
  4.   TX Baptist Men
  5.   NC Baptist Men
  6.   VA Baptist Men
  7.   Canadian Baptist Ministries
  8.   Volunteers of America
  9.   National Baptist Churches-USA
  10.   Convoy for Hope, among others.

            In each case, we coordinate our efforts using each others strengths and assets.  We will let you know when we can begin processing Responders into the country once clearance is received and we feel they will be safe.

            Last night (Thursday) our CBF field personnel (missionaries) Steve and Nancy James returned to Haiti.  Steve is a medical doctor and is linking with others to begin recovery efforts.  We have just heard from Steve that they have reached their home and it is intact.

            The area is UNSAFE and will remain so until the city is secured by US Marines who got on the ground yesterday.  Search and rescue is going on and will do so for several more days.  At this time most supplies and personnel are landing in the Dominican Republic and going over land.  However, this is hampered by the DR closing the border from 8:00 p.m. to 6 a.m. 

            The port at Port au Prince (PaP) is closed indefinitely and the airport is being used for supplies only at this time.  We are still attempting to reach a number of our partners who live in the area.

            We expect to obtain two experienced response leaders to become our presence in PaP.  They will begin coordinating our efforts with partners and the government.  Only then will we start making arrangements for staging for responders from the US and the distribution of necessary goods.

            Medical supplies are need now.