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Sunday, Feb. 14 set as Day of Prayer for Haiti

By Barbara Denman
Feb. 2, 2010

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JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—John Sullivan, executive director of the Florida Baptist Convention, has called upon “the collected voices of Southern Baptists to pray for the hurting people of Haiti as they try to recover from one of the most devastating disasters in the Western Hemisphere.”

The “Day of Prayer for Haiti,” set for Sunday, Feb. 14, seeks to ask for God’s mercy and strength as the Haitians heal from the Jan. 12 catastrophic earthquake that affected 3.5 million people and killed more than 200,000 men, women and children.

“By lifting our voices in intercession for the people of Haiti, we can petition God’s intervention in this desperate time of trial and tribulation,” Sullivan said.

“Through prayer we can have a life-changing impact upon the helpless, homeless and hopeless people of Haiti. We must pray for their physical and spiritual well-being in the days to come.”

Sullivan has traveled to Haiti more than a dozen times, overseeing the work of Florida Baptists in their 15-year partnership with Haitian Baptists. As a result of that partnership, nearly 900 new churches have been planted.

“I never go to Haiti that my life is not changed,” Sullivan said.

“I believe they are some of the sweetest people on the face of this earth. They have so little in the eyes of the world. Those who have found the grace of Jesus Christ are filled with a simple joy reminiscent of the early New Testament Christians,” he said.

“We can change their plight through prayer.”

Craig Culbreth, director of Florida’s Partnership Missions Department, has traveled to Haiti twice since the Jan. 12 quake. He believes prayer will be one of Southern Baptists’ greatest tools as they respond to the disaster.

“While not everyone can travel to Haiti, we can all pray.”

Culbreth suggested several guidelines of prayer:

“Pray for the Haitian people in Haiti as they struggle with the fear that the earthquake has brought to them and pray for those who struggle and grieve for the loss of relatives, friends, homes and jobs.

“Pray for their daily needs of food, water and shelter. Pray that the Great Physician will heal their suffering.”

“Pray for peace to overcome the fear that keeps them from returning inside their homes.” 

“Pray that Haiti will become a spiritual harvest field where the Gospel will be received so lives will be changed. Not just for one day but forever.”

Culbreth also asked Southern Baptists to pray that God will help Southern Baptist disaster responders overcome obstacles as they meet urgent needs. Pray for the challenge of access into Port-au-Prince by air and sea, transportation within the country and facilities to house relief workers.

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