want to help people in Haiti?

If you're a follower of Jesus I think our instructions are pretty clear that we are supposed to help people in need... people in poverty... people who are hurting.

I'm sure the people in Haiti are front and center on everyone's mind right now. I was just thinking about how great it would be to actually GO and do whatever I could to help the hurting people there. Even if I could just put my arm around them and let them know that I love them and God loves them more than they will ever know.

But if we can't go, we can BLESS (out of our abundance) the people there through the MANY awesome organizations who are having a major impact right now in Haiti!

Here is a short post with some GREAT organizations from the Desiring God blog that I read the other day. If you want to help, just click on a link below and do what you can! We can ALL do something!

(Click HERE to read this actual article from the DG blog):
If you're looking for an organization to channel your money through for Haiti—and you probably should be—here are some options.

1. Compassion International
2. Feed My Starving Children
3. Food for the Hungry
4. World Vision
5. World Relief
6. Samaritan's Purse
7. Love a Child
8. Northwest Haiti Christian Mission
9. Compassion Weavers
10. Mennonite Central Committee
11. Water Missions International

Update: Another ministry to consider giving to is Real Hope for Haiti Rescue Center. They're operating one of the only clinics near the epicenter that's open right now.

Later on DG posted another article about #3 - Food For the Hungry. You can read that article in full HERE. Here is just an excerpt:
Here is how they are describing the situation:

FH staff on the ground have indicated that food and water are not available for purchase within Port-au-Prince, and that looting is already beginning as desperate people try to obtain what they can.  Major medical facilities have collapsed, hindering first aid help for those injured in the quake. Communications are almost impossible, and a fuel shortage is cutting off transportation. FH has only been able to contact five of our 20 Haitian staff members.  Meanwhile, survivors and rescue workers are digging through rubble to reach people trapped in collapsed buildings.

 Here’s the latest on how FH is responding:

FH’s Relief Director is en route to Port-au-Prince to join the efforts of Haitian staff and to assess our next phase of response. Staff in the Dominican Republic are also standing by to join relief efforts as soon as it is possible to cross the border. 
FH’s holistic development initiatives reach tens of thousands of Haitians with HIV/AIDS and child survival programs in several of the poorest slums near Port au Prince, including Petionville, Jalousie and Bois Moquette. These areas were hit severely —the homes and other buildings in these slums are built on steep, unstable hillsides and not built to code.  During this crisis, program staff will utilize existing relationship networks to bring emergency help to these communities.

Take a second to read Matthew 25:31-46. It is as if Jesus is one of those people who is hurting in Haiti right now. What could we do to help?

If you know of any other organizations doing a great job helping the people of Haiti in this disaster comment and let us know!

Also, let us know if you can give us any insight into the impact the above organizations are making in Haiti!