My response will instead be one of prayer and giving. And I hope you’ll join thousands of others who are also praying and donating – we can all afford to be generous.

If you’re wondering how to help, The Globe & Mail recently posted this list of groups accepting donations toward work in Haiti:

• Médecins sans frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is taking online donations here or by phone.
• World Vision Canada is taking online donations here or by phone at 1‑800‑817‑7790.
• The Canadian Red Cross is accepting online donations here, by phone, or at any Red Cross office.
• Save the Children is accepting online donations here.
• The Mennonite Central Committee is accepting donations, click here to donate or by phone.
• The Salvation Army in Canada is accepting donations here, by phone, by texting the word HAITI to 45678 from any Rogers Wireless or Bell Mobility phone, or in person at any of its locations.
• Unicef Canada is accepting online donations here or by phone.
• The Humanitarian Coalition, which is a joint effort between Save the Children Canada, CARE, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam Quebec, is accepting online donations here.
• The Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) is accepting online donations here or by phone.
• Development and Peace accepts donations here or by phone.
• Plan Canada has been active in Haiti for 40 years. Donations can be made here or by phone.
• The United Jewish Appeal is accepting online donations here or by phone.
• Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada, which has operated in Haiti since 1986, is taking online donations here.
• Ve’ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee is accepting online donations here.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has compiled a guide designed to help the public avoid scams and ensure their donations are of maximum value.  The Canadian government will match monetary donations to support relief efforts in Haiti, to a total of $50-million. This means that donating $50 will result in a $100 contribution.  Read more information about the program here.

Please, be generous.

And beyond today, continue to pray and donate and work for Haiti.  There is long-term work to be done in response to not only the current destruction, but decades of injustice in Haiti. 

Pray for swift and effective relief.  Pray for healing.  Pray for safety.  Pray for justice.

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