Immanuel has chosen Bright Hope, International, as the means to funnel our relief contributions to Haiti.  Bright Hope's team on the ground in Haiti has accomplished amazing work to save the lives of the hurting people there.  Having served the area for over 15 years, Bright Hope's network of pastors, churches, and other partners are uniquely qualified to tend to the most urgent and specialized needs of the Haitian people.  Since the devastating earthquake, a coordinated effort consisting of 40 pastors in the Port-au-Prince and Pignon areas have partnered to provide food, shelter, medical needs, and counseling. 

Reports from the field state that the area of Pignon, 79 miles north of Port-au-Prince, has doubled in size from 35,000 to 65,000 people.  Pastor Jepthe, Bright Hope's partner in Haiti, tiredly summed up the recent influx of displaced people to his ministries in Pignon: "The earthquake has now hit the rest of Haiti.  The affects of internally displaced people have been overwhelming.  I am so thankful to be able to help these people."  A three-story church in the Cite Soleai was hosting a Bible training session the day of the earthquake.  Pastor Boiron at the Church of God felt the tremor.  As the walls began to shake, they rushed to get 250 people out of the building.  Six people did not make it before the building collapsed.  Bright Hope has come alongside this church and many others in helping the people leaving the area.  "We are thankful for the prayers and donations coming in that are allowing us to provide these supplies and life-saving assistance.  We are continuing to accept financial donations to meet these most urgent needs," states Craig Dyer, president of Bright Hope.

The following is a list of services being provided through the Bright Hope network: a food distribution team has helped feed over 200 families (over 1400 people); a refugee camp/triage team has been set up in another area school helping to place people with host families; multiple trucks from churches are delivering supplies to Port-au-Prince and returning with refugees needing assistance; a counseling center has been set up to meet the needs of people both physically and psychologically seeing as many as 60 people per day and growing; a new generator has been provided to power the church offices and counseling center and micro-loan offices.