Dear
Friends of Haiti:
This
morning I heard from Bishop Duracin in Haiti via Lauren Stanley [our
officially-appointed, three-year missionary to the Diocese of Haiti]; and
the bishop has flagged me off my February 16 trip. So, I will not be
traveling to Haiti for a while... possibly late March now, and only with his
approval. The danger quotient is just too high now he said; and we must
respect his decisions. I will be returning to Staunton, VA on February
18 and working from there.
Those of you in Episcopal schools, kindly pass
the word to any faculty/student groups who have been hoping to travel to
Haiti - that next summer is a distant "maybe," and certainly not before. We
should know more by early to mid March about future adult participation.
Thanks for all you are doing for our brothers
and sisters in Haiti.
The Rev. Roger Bowen
Those who would like to help our colleagues in Haiti,
please do so by sending your monetary donations to SAES at 1420 4th
Ave., Suite 29, Canyon, TX 79015. We will collect those funds and send [ALL
TOGETHER, for now, TO EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, DESIGNATING
EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS, IF WE CAN].
Gifts to Episcopal Relief and Development will support general relief
efforts in Haiti in the short and long term. Gifts which donors specifically
want to support Episcopal schools in Haiti may be given through
Children's' Medical Mission of Haiti. The Children’s Medical Mission of
Haiti is a 501c 3 organization committed to providing support for the
delivery of medical and educational services to the people of Haiti through St.
Vincent’s Centre for Handicapped Children,
Port-au-Prince, and Hospital
Ste. Croix,
Leogone. It also serves as a conduit for donations to Episcopal schools
in Haiti and also serves as an umbrella organization for related missions in
Haiti and facilitates and organizes the Haiti
Connection Conferences.
Checks should be made payable to: "Children's' Medical Missions of Haiti"
and earmarked "Episcopal schools" and sent to: Kenneth Quigley, 925 Hertzler
Road, Mechanicsville, PA 17055
