To say we are blessed is an understatement.
As I have watched the news, many times I had to turn the channel because the images were just too much for me to view. The death, despair, hopelessness. The pain they are experience is overwhelming to my soul. I sat last night and thought about how our family could help. I so wish we could go to Haiti and I could hold babies, and cradle mothers who have lost their precious babes too. We can’t so we will choose to make an impact in the way that we can.
I literally woke my husband up at midnight last night (no joke) and told him what I felt called to do. This morning, I saw the email and subsequent post from Crystal at Money Saving Mom encouraging the blogosphere to make our collective efforts turn into something big.
With God all things are possible regardless of circumstances.
We have made great progress on our financial goals. We know the results are only because God has blessed us beyond what we could ever hope for (I tell people that whenever they ask me too) . Because of this, our family will be providing financial support. But, I need your participation. For any comment on this post, or blog link that is shared, we will donate $1 to Haiti Disaster Relief Efforts up to $500. And hey, if I get more comments and links, we will pray more and figure out what we are supposed to do .
We will be splitting our funds between Samaritan’s Purse and World Vision. However, there are so many other organizations who are providing funds directly for the devastation in Haiti. Remember, your donations to many of these organizations are tax deductible as well.
Times are tough. I know. I feel blessed to have this little blog for a multitude of reasons, but mostly because I feel it impacts people at a season in their life when they need it. Whether the help comes by offering information to help save money, prevent a bankruptcy or even providing a small amount of encouragement as I share about the season of our own life. The point is your emails and comments never go unnoticed and encourage me. I pray for each person I hear from. I don’t take this blog and my role lightly whatsoever.
During this time I am asking you to help in some way. That help can be in many forms: prayers, financial giving if you felt called to, or even volunteering time to put packages together at local organizations like the effort my local chapter of A Child’s Hope International/Kids Against Hunger is working to do.
Will you help?
Drop a Comment and share how you are helping (prayer, financial, volunteering – whatever). Tell your Friends to Comment. If you have an organization you are passionate about that is helping support the relief efforts, drop a link in the comments to the donation page. If you blog, drop your link below about your efforts to support the Haiti Disaster Relief Efforts. Again, each comment or link is worth $1 so this is in part a way YOU are helping too!
Most importantly, Pray. Pray Hard. God is the Great I Am. He can part seas. Multiply needs. Provide comfort. Act as the light of the world when devastation makes so many only see the darkness.
Update: Angela commented and shared that by texting the word Haiti to 90999. $10 will be charged to your cell phone bill with all monies donated to the American Red Cross!
Thank you!
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The American Red Cross has a texting donation set up. It was so easy, I just had to do it. I texted “Haiti” to 90999 a couple of times and with each text donated $10.
Samaritan’s Purse is a great organization to donate to. They’re already in the area. Thanks Andrea!
I donated to the Red Cross through text also. THANKS!! :)
My husband and I donate to Convoy of Hope.
We donated to Church World Service. Thanks for doing your part in this way.
We gave to the Red Cross and Compassion Intl. Thank you for your generosity and compassion! God bless!
In Cincinnati you can help by donating to or packing nutritional chicken and rice meals with Kids Against Hunger. They are having Haiti Pack a thons this weekend and next week in their Blue Ash “factory”. They are also collecting toothbrushes, tooth paste and soap bars among other items A great way to get the whole family involved from age 3-85plus.http://www.achildshopeintl.org/KidsAgainstHunger.html
I gave through the Red Cross – my heart goes out to everyone in Haiti.
Our hearts are broken for the people of Haiti. Ten weeks ago we brought home to precious boys from Hait and our hearts are heavy for those we know in that country. We are raising support for our orphanage and lifting them all before our King.
http://www.forhisgloryoutreach.org/earthquake_relief
Bless you for encouraging all of us to reach out.
We donated to the Red Cross
We gave to Samaritan’s Purse also, great organization. Our prayer group is hard at work, also. Thanks for the info on texting, will do that. And, thanks, for your work!
My daughter and I will be putting together some health kits through UMCOR (Unite Methodist Council of Relief). We’re also praying! Thanks for all you do.
Andrea,
What you are doing is wonderful and selfless. I have not made a donation yet but am working with a great group of people to get a group donation out. Thank you and I am praying as well. :)
We gave to World Vision!!
Went to Kroger this morning to get my little guy milk. You could donate right there at checkout. They just added it to my total! What you are doing is great.
Our family is sending up prayers to the One who can do the most!!
Our church also took and sent contributions in and we bough tickets on Hope for Haiti.
My heart breaks especially for the little ones affected. We truly are blessed and I am thankful that we are able to bless others in return!
Please consider donating to The Good Shephard Orphanage and School Foundation in Port au Prince. Contact me on how, hnz12@hotmail.com. Please!!
I saw this information and thought some others might be able to help in these ways, too…
“UPS is shipping anything under 50lbs for free to Haiti. You can send food clothes or shoes…and American Airlines is taking doctors and nurses to Haiti for free. Please call 212-697-9767. Spread the word…Red Cross needs Creole speaking volunteers for a 24hr phone bank. Call Mr. Wilfrid @ 305-776-6900 ASAP…Please re-post this info”
We are praying the the people of Haiti. Our church may take an offering for the people of Haiti. If not, we will donate to the Red Cross.
Samaritan’s Purse is a great organization that is down there helping right now. Keeping all of the country in our prayers!
I love seeing how many bloggers are contributing through comments!
I am praying and I donated to Compassion International.
Thank you for doing this. My husband and I donated through Samaritan’s Purse. And now I’m clicking to comment on every site I can…every little bit helps!
Thank you for your efforts. Everytime I hear or read “Haiti”, I offer a prayer for everyone involved. I will make a monetary contribution as well.
I asked all my friends to help me make hygiene kits to send to Haiti. Hopefully we can make a ton. My husband and I also plan to donate some money to the Red Cross.
Thanks for doing this. My children(their last Christmas loot) and I have donated $500 to Red Cross for Haiti. We are also keeping all the Haitians in our prayers.
ty for all that you do. i donated swagbucks. it was as easy to donate them as it is to earn them. it will help toward the massive amount of help needed. again, thanks for all that you do.
Great idea! Bless you for not only helping but providing a way for everyone to help too!
I gave to Red cross. It is great to know that there are many reputable charities that are doing work in Haiti especially during such a catastrophe.
I have been praying for our Compassion child who is in Gonaives, Haiti. We do not know about her condition.
I think it’s fantastic what you’re doing! Great way to pay it forward, especially for those who really need it.
We donated to Save the Children’s Haiti relief fund – now that I have also heard that over half the population is under the age of 18, I’m glad we did.
I donated thru the American Red Cross. They’re a class act all over the world..
We will be sending supplies with my uncle who leaves a week from today to help an orphanage where he is adopting children. We are also PRAYING!!!
How wonderful of you! God Bless.
May God bless this devestated land and wrap His arms around them.
Thank-you for all you’re doing!
I donated all my swagbucks for the cause, posted about this drive on Facebook, and plan to donate money, though still deciding which organization to donate through. Thanks for doing this.
My prayers are with the people of Haiti.
give what you can – every little bit helps
Thank you for reaching out to Haiti
thank you for doing this we are donating to Show Hope
Praise God that there are people who are able, willing and waiting to help with compassion that only God can give. For those of us who wish we could go but are not equipped for that we can do what we can here; pray and give. Thank you for being obedient to God’s call.
May God Bless Your Efforts!
We are going to contribute to Compassion International. We don’t have much but I know that it will be put to good use!
If you like Starbucks Coffee- I am giving away some on my blog to 2 winners- entrants can be those who are helping Haiti in some way.
I encourage everyone to donate. My 17 year old went to Haiti last year & he really cares about the people there. We have donated to In the Father’s Hand (the orphanage where we worked) & World Vision. Also, pray hard
My children and I are going to organize a service project at our school of religion. We will have the children compete class against class to raise the most money within a classroom and offer a pizza party (which our local pizza place has agreed to donate pizza for a classroom of children) to the winning class!
It will be a great service project for my children and they continue to learn to look beyond themselves and recognize that our purpose on this earth is to SERVE ONE ANOTHER!!
We are tight this month on our budget but we donated $10 to the American Red Cross for specifically the Haiti rescue and recovery effort. What a wonderful thing you are doing by networking and willngness to match the rest of us donating! Thank you!
We are praying for Haiti! I also was priveliged to be able to donate my swagbucks to the relief, and am leaving comments on blogs I find to increase the donations, even though my means are limited, I praise God that HE is not!
We are praying for those in Haiti, including some Americans we personally know who are there at this time. We are giving via our church as well.
This is such a fantastic thing that all of these bloggers are doing. Thank you! We will be donating directly to the Red Cross.
Donated $10.00 to Red Cross. God bless!
I’m so glad people are uniting to help…our resources are really limited right now (DH unemployed), so I am glad of a way to help. Thank you.
Thank you!
I donated $30
We will be donating to World Vision . I seen on here where UPS will ship for free anything under 50lbs so I will look into that. Many…many prayers and thoughts for the people of Haiti and rescue relief teams. God Bless you, Andrea.
Thank you so much! Consider me commented!
We gave to Red Cross via txt and YeleHaiti via txt. Thanks for your efforts!
Right now I am donating through your generosity (and the generosity of other bloggers who are also helping in this way). Thank you so much for allowing me to feel that I have helped.
where I work that donated 100,000 to haiti today and the ymca where we gave 1.00 to a jar that collected 100.00 as well at preschool
We donated to Compassion International. And I have been commenting on any blogs that are donating based on comments too. Every little bit helps.
Thank you for doing this!
I had an auction ending on ebay today and we felt donated all the money we got from it to Compassion International. I also have a post up on my blog urging people to do the same, and I’m commenting on every blog I can find that is donating based on comments. I so wish we could do more, though!
Thanks so much for doing this!!
Thanks for making comment-fueled donations! I texted my donations and am visiting new blogs to increase the donation potential. :)
Thank you for what you are doing. I donated $10 via text message to the Red Cross for Haiti.
We are joining you in praying and giving through Feed the Children and Compassion International. My heart also aches for the mommies and the little ones they are unable to properly care for.
Thank you for doing this!
Praying tonight that Jesus will be Father to those who have lost parents and craddle parents who have lost their children.
I text Yele to 501501 $5 donation. It goes to Wyclef and his Yele Haiti organization.
Thank you. This is a great thing you are doing.
We are praying and considering any way that we might financially be able to give.
Telling everyone to come and comment! Blessings to you for helping others!
I donated $10 to the American Red Cross via text message, and $5 to Yele Haiti also via text message. I have also blogged about Haiti, urging others to donate what they can, and am visiting as many blogs as I can. Thank you for doing this!
My husband is a Haitian American, and we are devastated by this disaster.
I appreicate all you do and keeping people in Haiti in your prayers. We donated to Red Cross and Direct Relief International. We are also planning on donating to other organizations as well.
God have mercy on the people of Haiti
I volunteer with Haiti Outreach in Pignon, Haiti. Thank you for helping the Haitian people!
I appreciate this so much… god bless you.
We will plan to donate through our church. Thank you so much for the inspiration and sacrifice you are making to help in any way those who are suffering.
So awesome that you’re doing this!
Thank you!
I texted to donate $10, and will be donating more as soon as I decide on a charity. Of course, I’m praying for Haiti too.
we donated through compassion in a text. thank you for doing this! I think it is so inspiring!
I donated to the Red Cross tonight. Thanks so much for your efforts!
I am giving to LCMS World Relief in response to an email sent by my pastor – he assured our congregation that this organization makes certain to use the funds for those in need. More importantly, I am praying for the devastated Haitian people. You and Crystal are amazing women and a great example to all of us – thanks for doing this!
We are praying for the people of Haiti.
my family and I have been praying since it happened and our Catholic Church as well as throughout the nation are doing 2nd collections this weekend. My family have been donating our extra stuff from our pantry and other tolietries stuff, we aslo plan to to help out with our church doing drives to send over to Haiti as well.
Thank you for this! We donated to the Red Cross
Thanks for giving! This is a great idea!
I don’t have a blog, but gave to Oxfam and Episcopal Relief and Development.
I will continue praying for the people of Haiti. We will be making a donation through church tomorrow. Thanks for all you do!!
I am only one, but still I am one, I cannot do everything, but I can do something and because I can do something and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do (Edward Everett Hale)
Thanks you for providing a way for me to do something!
We are donating through our church and praying for the people of Haiti. You are doing a wonderful thing!
I am praying for those in Haiti, writing on blogs, and will donate to probably the red cross. Thank you for doing this!
Thank you!!
Wow….I am astounded in the generosity of so many. I donated money and of course, continue to pray. I have family in town now, but will make an effort to visit the other blogs later this weekened as well.
I texted Haiti to 90999.
Thanks for doing this! We are supporting Compassion.
I donated to Catholic Relief Services and have been praying for all those affected by the disaster.
Thank-you for this opportunity to multiply our giving. What an awesome gift you are giving to us, your readers, AND to Haiti.
we donated to red cross
Came to you from Crystal…what a great idea! I donated to Compassion International (I sponsor a child in Haiti through them).
I decided to donate to ‘Doctors without Borders.’ Thanks for all you are doing!!
Found you through Corey — thanks so much for doing this. We have donated to the Red Cross.
Please add a donation for our comment. We continue to pray as well.
What a great thing to do.
I plan to donate to Denita’s Children- an orphanage that was not harmed and is planning to take in as many as the Lord sends their way!
This is a great thing you are doing! It also lets us poor college students to find a way to contribute. :)
Thank you for doing this! I donated to Red Cross and plan to donate to Yele, and have been blog bouncing as much as I can to get as much donated as I can!
Thank you for doing this! Our family is donating through Compassion International.
Thanks for what you are doing! We made a donation to Compassion International. Their website is: http://www.compassion.com/
God bless!
what an amazing thing you’re doing. i donated $25 to doctors without borders. seeing all the generosity of bloggers out there makes me think i haven’t donated enough.
I donated my Swagbuck points to their fund and am commenting on blogs like this.
Thank you to you and yours for this very thoughtful act. :)
You can also text Yele to 501501 for Wyclef Jean’s orginization.
My husband and I are donating to Compassion International. Thank you so much for doing this!
Thank you for doing this. I have’t made a donation yet but will soon. There are so many great organizations. I love what Compassion International is doing.
I’m commenting in honor of Corey and her family.
Thank you for your generosity!
I’m praying for everyone in Haiti and their families. My family gave through the Red Cross and Swagbucks. Thank you for what you’re doing!
We donated $50 to Samaritan’s Purse; thanks for the work you’re doing!
We donated to Chances for children, a ministry that runs an orphanage outside Port au Prince. A family from our homeschool group recently adopted two precious children from there. Bless you for all you are doing to help
I’m going to donate money to Samaritan’s Purse too (already donated to Red Cross). They seem like they would be able to get a lot done, fast.
We donate to the Red Cross.
I donated to the Red Cross and plan to donate to the LDS Church. And of course, prayer prayer prayer. Thanks for all you do!
We support a child through New Missions in Haiti and will be providing support for their Medical Clinic for earthquake relief. I am blessed to see so many others joining in practical help and in prayer!
Gob Bless Haiti!
God Bless Haiti!
My kids are donating a portion of their allowance!
We made a donation to Compassion International!
We sponsor a child through WorldVision and we are sending a donation through them:) Thanks for donating for my comment!
My children donated their allowance money. My husband and I will add to it and send it on to Samaritan’s Purse. I’m also doing as many comments as I can for those bloggers’ sites that will donate, and posted a link on my Facebook for friends to do the same.
Thank you!
I am so happy to see so many people involved–every little bit helps. Thanks!
Bless you for doing this!
We gave through CrossWorld International and are praying!
Thank you for your willingness to share what you can!
thanks for doing this
I donated to Heartline Ministries – Americans running an orphanage and clinic in Haiti – at http://haiti-relief.org.
Samaritan’s purse is also helping Haiti.
http://www.playworksgroup.com sent $200 to Compassion International yesterday. Praying for Haiti.
I am commenting in honor of Corey and her family at Watching the Waters. We are also praying and have donated to American Red Cross.
Bless you for your efforts! Donating to Red Cross.
We are praying together as a family for the people of Haiti and the rescue efforts there, donating through our church, and commenting on generous bloggers’ sites like yours! Thank you for your generosity! God Bless You!
thank you for doing this. i’m so impressed with how many bloggers are doing something similar — i’m trying to leave comments wherever i can. came here from watchingthewaters.wordpress.com
texted to Red Cross. Visiting bloggers who are committed to helping, too.
we plan on donating to our church tomorrow; they are doing a special offering and sending the funds to various churches in haiti. thanks for doing this.
thank you for your blog and what a great way to give back
leaving a comment so you can add to your donation! we are praying and donating financially wherever possible.
Thanks for donating.
Thanks for doing your part to help Haitian earthquake victims by taking time to link up with other blogs.
I’m giving $10 eCOUPONs to my online gift store Gifts For One Gifts For All (www.giftsforonegiftsforall.com) to those that have donated to organizations helping the Haitian earthquake victims. When the eCOUPON is redeemed, 10% of the purchase will also be donated to organizations helping Haiti. Read my blog for more details at http:/bit.ly/DONATE2HAITI on how you can receive your eCOUPON for donating.
For bloggers raising awareness or making donations for comments or links made and you want to thank those that have contributed to your blog, contact me at info@giftsforonegiftsforall.com to a eCOUPON you can give those that have help you give.
Don’t forget to contact me to receive your eCOUPON for doing your part to help Haitian earthquake victims.
Hope for Haiti and thanks to you.
Thank you for doing such a beautiful thing!!
God bless you for helping.
Thank you & God Bless! : )
I am a nurse practitioner and I donated to Project Hope which will help fund the medical volunteers aboard the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort which will be a floating hospital for the injured Haitians. It will arrive in Haiti soon.
I support Samaritan’s Purse as well. I participate in the Operation Christmas Child.
Thank you for your contribution too!
What a wonderful thing you are doing. I pray for all those in Haiti.
i linked up above, but my dad wanted me to comment and tell you he donated as well! ;-)
Bless you for what you are doing. My husband and I gave a $100 donation through Samaritan’s Purse.
This is great, more people should be doing this.
Thank you all for doing so much!!
Donations to Red Cross and lots of prayers. Thank you!
thank you. I will be sharing heartwarming stories that bring hope and a sense of togetherness and friendship for those who are lost and/or suffering; we all can be that friend, that someone who can make a difference, if only we look a little deeper, and dare to think a little greater… in loving memory of ga
Thank you!
I have donated to the Red Cross. Thank you.
My family & I (who live in Wichita, KS) went to El Dorado,KS to help assemble the bags of food that Numana distributes!! They consist of a protien supliment powder, dried veggies, soy, and rice. They only cost 30¢ and one bag is enough to feed one starving person in Haiti for one day. I believe they were able to assemble over 500,000 bags that are probobly all ready in Haiti! And I know they are doing more next weekend.
My favorite organization that I would recommend is Samaritan’s Purse because they strive to work with the local churches to help provide a contact. Yes, we can help stop hunger, physical hunger but there is a much greater hunger that needs satisfied. The spiritual hunger that only Jesus Christ, God’s only son can quench.
Thanks for all that you do. We are praying for all in Haiti.
I donated to Samaritan’s Purse and am praying. Thank you for donating too.
Thank you for donating!
Donating by text to the Salvation Army here in Canada – and commenting on posts like this as much as I can
Thanks for the info about the Red Cross. I will go there next.
This is very generous of you. Thanks!
Thanks so much for caring!!!
I donated through my work which has a matching gifts program, so my contribution is worth double.
Thank you for what you’re doing. I gave through the Red Cross.
i think this is awesome!
Hope you are still taking comments for dollars. My Haiti post is here: http://lonestarlifer.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/600-for-haiti/
and my charity is http://hopeforhaitischildren.org/. Several of my friends sponsor children through this organization.
My family and I are each still working out the different ways we can donate, but in the meantime, I donated all my swagbucks.
I did text donations to Red Cross and Yele Haiti, the maximum ($30) that you can do, and my husband and sister (who are both on my cell plan) did the same. When my husband gets paid again, we’re going to buy supplies for hygiene kits that our church is sending to contacts in Haiti. We will also be making a decent sized cash donation to the three orphanages I’ve worked with in Haiti because I know and trust that they will do the right thing with that money.
God Bless all the people in Haiti!
Samaritan’s Purse is a great organization and I volunteer all year for OCC(shoebox
gospel opportunties) I feel like that they will call on the United States to do shoeboxes for Haiti. Canada has already shipped some to the missionaries down there. You can go to http://www.samaritanspurse.org for updates. God bless each one that gives. If you donate to Samaritan’s Purse 93% goes DIRECTLY to the cause.
Thanks. Helene
Thank you for donating! I have given to Doctors Without Borders and ASPCA (for the animals!).
Thank you for serving the people in Haiti!
Praying for the situation in Haiti!
Thank you for donating!
My husband and I donated through our church as well as to the Red Cross. Thank you for sharing as well!
We did give to World Vision…and this is wonderful to be a part of. Thank you!
Thank you for doing this!
I donated my swagbucks to help Haiti and am trying to comment on as many blogs as I can to try to help.
I’ve been praying ever since I learned what happened in Haiti, but wasn’t sure how to contribute.
Now I’m ready to move on an idea had a while back. I’ve been saving all our family’s nut cans for ages. Now I have a huge box of them. I’m going to print up some labels for them saying ” We CAN Help Haiti and CHANGE the outcome!” Then my children and I will give them out to everyone we know,( keeping a list for weekly pick up).
In this economy, lots of people don’t feel they can afford to help much financially, but nearly all of us have coins that weigh down our purses and pockets, that could be doing some good for people in much more difficult circumstances than we are in, here in the U.S. There’s never been a better moment to Love Thy Neighbor!
Jeanne
We donated hand towels for care packages being made by our daughter’s school.
Great thanks for doing this!!!
A friend in my MOPS group collected supplies this morning for drop off at Mt. Juliet Elementary for team leaving next week. I took her a bag full of 1st aid supplies (band-aids, gauze, ect.). It’s not much but I hope it helps.
I sent wipes and formula to a supply drive at my daughter’s school.
thanks for what you’re doing!