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Volunteers in Haiti

 

The Jan. 9-14 commemorative series of the anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake gave a variety of thought provoking perspectives. However, I missed reading about the role of the many visiting church volunteers.

I was in Haiti that week teaching pastors how to write commentaries in French and Creole. Volunteers from Longwood Baptist Church of Nashville worked with an orphanage run by El Shaddai ministries.

There was a medical group working with a Birmingham (Mich.) Methodist Church. Several Baptist churches in Port-Au-Prince gave free education to children. The Ministries of Tears missionary specializes in helping hydrocephalus children receive operations and care.

When we look at Haiti, let’s not forget the populist army of volunteer church workers. They may very well constitute the majority of U.S. visitors in Haiti today.

Cornelius Hegeman, academic dean, Miami International Seminary, Miami

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