From: Martin Vargas [mailto:martvarg1@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 10:20 PM
Subject: FW: Fotos Haiti y reporte
Dear Brothers, after Pastor Angel Castillo arrived to Santo Domingo a few hours ago, he sent me this report and Photos. The people that you see sleeping in the floor are members of our churches in Haiti.I know you have seen a lot if the news but he said, that's nothing with the reality.Right now, every hour the situation change. I received a call from Joaquin Vargas, my brother who is in Port Au Prince right now. He is with Guillomettre Herode, one of the few pastor that didn't die.Joaquin told me that please try to send as soon as possible the COME OVER BOXES,( see what is include in the attached letter) from Miami to Port Au Prince.He confirmed that the biggest need for our church members and the whole population is SHELTERS. A safe place to stay. Our ministry will preparing the first 30-40 boxes( Each one will accommodate 10-12 people) and deliver to Miami. The Cargo planes is taking off at 11:30 AM. We expect to arrive in Port Prince around 1:30-2:00PM...according to the information of Jocelyn Noel, who is helping us with the cargo.At the same time, Joaquin told me that they have available a small clinic in which they can help hundreds of people, but they don't have enough medication, supplies and doctors. I spoke to Pastor Angel Castilloand he will go back to Port Au Prince with a rented truck and pick up truck. He also has a team of 4-5 doctor and 3 nurses that will travel with him. I also told him to purchase a lot of medicines, water, food, antibiotics, canned food, gauze and powder milk. Thanks to God , your prayers and support, HELP IS ON THE WAY! It is a life or death situation.Every minute counts!!!!I encourage you to join our effort. This is just the first action to save lives and to ministry to our brothers and sisters. Tomorrow, I will give you more information.Praise the Lord that we have People in place in the first two days of the catastrophe. That saves a lot of people, and bring HOPE to others.His church and his people are responding.We can't do it alone. Please join us in this HAITI RELIEF EFFORT.
Blessings
Martin
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Subject: Fotos Haiti y reporteDate: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:11:10 -0400
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
May the grace and mercy of God be with you.
On Thursday morning we were able to enter Port Au Prince, Haiti, and we found a city full of dead people lying in the streets and survivors in shelters without anyone to help. Until today the only assistance they were receiving was from the Dominican government. Aide is going to start coming in tomorrow, but until now there is only death, desolation and fear because the earth hasn’t ceased to tremble.
Nobody has escaped this tragedy. We received news from a group of pastors with whom we have fellowship, that seventy of their number were either dead or disappeared. We were able to confirm this news by visiting some of their churches, totally destroyed and full of dead brothers and sisters still trapped beneath the rubble. Last night there was another aftershock. We were all gripped with panic, and there were cries of desperation throughout the entire city. The news transmitted by most of the international networks has not even conveyed 20 percent of the real situation in Haiti. There is no functioning government, no institutions, no hospitals; but yes, one big chaos. Many of the brothers and sisters who have survived are finding shelter in churches in nearby towns.
We can’t give you all the details of this tragedy, maybe one of the greatest in all of human history; but next week we will return to Haiti to bring everything we can to help alleviate this situation. We will also be working with our brothers and sisters who moved to other towns.
Brethren, please pray for us because we are trying to obtain canned food, bottled water, antibiotics, canvas for temporary shelters, beds, milk for children and adults, gauze and any other thing that could be useful in this tragic situation.
In the love of Christ, your servant,
Miguel Angel Castillo
Pastor, Iglesia Fundamento Bíblico
(Bible Foundation Church)
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