More than 40,000 professions of faith have been reported by Confraternité Missionaire Baptiste d'Haiti pastors since the Jan. 12 earthquake, including these 16 new converts who were led to Christ at the Florida Mission House. Pastor Louis LaBranche, CMBH director of ministry, prays with the new converts.  —FBC photo by Ken Touchton.

University of North Florida student Joseph Lentz has been to Haiti five times, leading Bible schools, playing games with children and doling out peanut butter sandwiches and bags of rice.

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—When Olivia Sim, age “four and three-quarters,” heard about “houses falling down in Haiti,” she told her mother she wanted to do something to help, suggesting they send money from the family’s coin jar where they collect surplus change.

As her mother pondered how to handle Olivia’s wishes, Susan Sim learned their church, MissionWay Community Church in Ponte Vedra, was collecting contributions in $20 increments to purchase bags of rice for a Haitian family. read more…

 

Feb. 24, 2010—Spiritual harvest reaps 40,127 Haitian salvations after earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE (FBC)—A reported 40,127 Haitians have made professions of faith in Jesus Christ since the Jan. 12 earthquake hit the impoverished nation, according to pastors and director of missions of the Confraternité Missionaire Baptiste d’Haiti (CMBH).

“Haiti is ripe for a spiritual movement from God,” said Craig Culbreth, director of the Florida Baptist Convention Partnership Missions Department, which coordinates the work of the CMBH, upon his Feb. 22 return from Port-au-Prince. read more…

Feb. 10, 2010—Haiti relief, 2010 CP budget revision dominate SBM meeting

LEESBURG (FBC)—Florida Baptists’ unprecedented response to Haiti’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake and the reduction of the 2010 Cooperative Program budget by $1.65 million consumed much of the business conducted at the Feb. 5 State Board of Missions meeting at Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center. 

In a report that outlined Florida’s leadership in the Southern Baptist earthquake response, John Sullivan, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, explained that the Convention’s 15-year partnership with the Confraternité Missionaire Baptiste d’Haiti, which has spawned nearly 900 Baptist churches, has provided the structure and resources to minister in the aftermath of the disaster. read more...

Feb. 9, 2010—In Haiti hope grows from earthquake's ruins

PORT-AU-PRINCE (FBC)—Nearly a month after an earthquake ravaged the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti leaving 200,000 dead, stories of anguish and hope are rising from the rubble.

A weary, hungry and thirsty Daniel Cadichon arrived at the Confraternité Missionaire Baptiste d’Haiti’s mission house in Port-au-Prince this past week. The high-ranking police official had not been paid since the Jan. 12 earthquake. read more...

Feb. 9, 2010—Florida Baptist medical team minister physically, spiritually

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (FBC)—Medical volunteers from Florida arrived in Haiti on Feb. 3 and haven't stopped working since. There is just too much to do.

It has been nearly one month since the massive earthquake shook this impoverished nation. Some estimates have placed the death-toll as high as 200,000. Following an initial assessment by Florida and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief representatives, Florida joined South Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi in mobilizing emergency medical teams to be the first wave of Baptist response. read more...

Feb. 3, 2010—40,000 pounds of rice become 'Bags of Hope' for Haiti

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Standing before 40,000 pounds of rice destined for Haiti, a team of Florida Baptists prayed for those who would receive it, asking God’s blessing on their lives that they will come to know Jesus Christ as their redeemer.

“This is more than rice; it's hope,” said Craig Culbreth, director of the Partnership Missions Department of the Florida Baptist Convention. read more...

Feb. 2, 2010—Sunday, Feb. 14 set as Day of Prayer for Haiti

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. read more...

Jan. 29, 2010—Buckets of Hope touch lives in Haiti

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Changing a life in Haiti is possible for every Florida Baptist by filling a “Bucket of Hope” for a Haitian family still suffering from the devastating effects of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

“These ‘Buckets of Hope’ are just one way Florida Baptists can fulfill the mandate of Jesus Christ to feed the hungry in the name of Jesus,” said John Sullivan, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention. “As we are reminded in Matthew 25:45, Jesus tells us, “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these, yet did it to me.” (KJV) read more...

Jan. 22, 2010—Five Haitian communities receive food from Florida Baptists

PORT-AU-PRINCE (FBC)—Ten days after the Jan. 12 earthquake, Florida Baptist relief efforts in Haiti have expanded to five communities surrounding Port-au-Prince, as the devastated nation tries to recover.

Rice—the basic staple of the Haitian diet—is being distributed by pastors in churches affiliated with the Confraternité Missionnaire Baptiste d’Haiti (CMBH), Florida Baptists’ mission partners in Haiti, according to reports from Craig Culbreth, director of the Convention’s Partnership Missions Department. read more...

Jan. 22, 2010—Videos to encourage Haiti relief support

JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—The Florida Baptist Convention has produced two videos to seek support for its relief efforts in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 devastating earthquake in Haiti.

“Pray for Haiti” is a 70-second video offering reminders of how and why Florida Baptists should pray for the stricken nation and it’s 890 Baptist churches and pastors—and to be prepared to go when the “doors are open.” The video concludes with an appeal for support of the Florida Baptist Convention’s relief efforts. read more...

Jan. 21, 2010—Church by the Glades designates entire weekly offerings to Haiti relief

CORAL SPRINGS, FL (FBC)—“Radical, if not reckless” is how Pastor David Hughes described his church’s response to Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake of Jan. 12. read more...

Jan. 20, 2010—Haitian orphans added to Baptist plans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FBC)—Florida Baptists have opened a second ministry initiative – to Haitian orphans and refugees – following the catastrophic earthquake of Jan. 12. read more...

Jan 20, 2010—In Haiti, Florida workers move into action

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (FBC)—A four-member Florida Baptist Convention assessment team was awakened by the 6.1 magnitude temblor that added to the agonies of Haitians this morning (Jan. 20). read more...

Jan. 20, 2010—Arkansas church partners with Florida Baptists to send rice to Haiti

STUTTGART, ARK (FBC)—Twenty dollars is all it takes to buy a 100-pound bag of rice to feed a family of four for “a long time in Haiti,” according to John Sullivan, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, who is spearheading the Convention’s efforts to get food to the earthquake damaged nation. read more...

Jan. 18, 2010—First Person—Helping the Haitians: Why we are giving through the Florida Baptist Convention

MONTGOMERY, ALA (BP)—The breaking news out of Haiti breaks our hearts. The images of unimaginable suffering continue to be seen on television and via the Internet. The earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale has shaken the emotional foundation of the world. read more...

Jan. 18, 2010—Florida Baptist assessment team arrives in Haiti, reports survival of national missionaries, damage

PORT-AU-PRINCE (FBC)—“There is a desperation here among the Haitians that they are not going to make it through this,” said Dennis Wilbanks after he arrived in Port-au-Prince Sunday, Jan. 17. read more...

Jan. 15, 2010—National missionaries found in Haiti, believed to be assessing damage; Florida Baptist mission guest house damaged

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—The seven national missionaries serving in Haiti as employees of the Florida Baptist Convention have survived the earthquake and are believed to be assessing damage within their churches and communities. read more...

Jan. 14, 2010—18 Florida Convention staff remain unaccounted for in Haiti

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Prayers are being urged for the 18 Florida Baptist Convention employees in Haiti who have not been heard from after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the impoverished nation Jan. 12. Three of the 21 Haitians employed by the state convention have been found uninjured. read more...

Jan. 13, 2010—Florida Baptists on alert to begin feeding and bring humanitarian help to Haiti after 7.0 earthquake

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the impoverished nation of Haiti Tuesday, Jan. 12 with the epicenter located 14 miles from the center of the capital city of Port of Prince. Early reports indicate massive damage, devastation and large loss of life. read more...

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