Jack Munos and Katie Zook (Arlington FMC, Arlington WA) remain in ICU in a Miami hospital. Both continue to improve. Katie was on a 2 year VISA assignment which began September 2009. She was assisting Rev. Jeanne Acheson-Munos in day-to-day ministry and helping with hospitality at the FOHO Guesthouse.
Dan and DeeAnn Snyder
DeeAnn Snyder has arrived safely in Michigan. Dan is expected to arrive late this evening. James, their son who was with them in Haiti, returns to his college in the U.S. this evening.
VSIA Ministries Volunteers
Among the Free Methodists serving in Haiti at the time of the earthquake were several VISA Ministries volunteers. Melanie Brooks, Chris Browne, Dave Hornish, and Bruce Oberlin, part of the Clear Blue Global Water Project from the Cornerstone FMC (Akron, OH), returned home safely late yesterday evening.
Working in conjunction with the Clear Blue team, Rev. Arron Swenson and Jason Sheets from Cornerstone Community Church (Pendelton, OR) and Kelly Perkins from the Deer Flat FMC (Caldwell, ID) are expected to arrive in Seattle this evening.
Russ and Sherrie Cole from the Quincy FMC (Quincy, WA), who have been in Haiti since November helping with guesthouse management/hospitality, bookkeeping and maintenance, depart from Miami on Monday.
Akron’s Channel 3 WKYC reports on the safe arrival of members of the Clear Blue Water project. The group, from Cornerstone Free Methodist Church, including Bruce Oberlin, Chris Browne, Dave Hornish and Melanie Brooks was in Haiti digging wells for the poor inhabitants that otherwise would not have fresh water when the Earthquake hit. The group was airlifted out of Haiti after completing repairs on 2 pumps and completing 2 new wells. Pastor Arron Swenson, lead driller, remains in Haiti, and will likely be returning to the States in a few days.
A major earthquake struck just off the coast of Haiti late this afternoon, January 12. According to reports, the 7.0 quake has caused major damage in the capital city, Port-au-Prince.
Please urgently pray for all those impacted by this disaster. We will provide Hotline updates as soon as reports are received as to the welfare of Free Methodist missionaries, church members and children sponsored through International Child Care Ministries.
The 79 Free Methodist Haitian churches have a total membership of 14,642.
International Child Care Ministries sponsors more than 4,000 children in Haiti. ICCM has 53 schools across the island nation, many in or near Port-au-Prince. ICCM Haitian offices are in Port-au-Prince.
We join with the whole world in grieving this tragic earthquake in Haiti. Our hearts and minds cannot imagine the level of devastation, and we fear the news of the next few days will compound our grief.
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