Earthquake
Haiti: A Look Back
Two years ago Haiti was rocked by a massive earthquake leaving much of the already impoverished nation in rubble. Yet out of this disaster hope has come and the church is growing stronger through the struggles. We’ll hear from Tom Kim, director of Churches Helping Churches, about the rebuilding efforts and life change stories over [...]
Churches Continue Relief Efforts in Japan
CHIBA, Japan (AP) _ An American missionary says his Tokyo-area congregation has been delivering food and water to an area many have evacuated near Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors. The Rev. Dan Iverson says a pastor in Iwaki, 25 miles from the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, has decided to stay and minister to others who are unable [...]
Continuing to Pray for Japan
Things remain dire in Japan over a week after the earthquake. Read updates from missions groups, and learn how you can help.
Church Worship Outside After New Zealand Earthquakes
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) _ Parishioners have held Sunday worship services in parks and on the lawns of churches shattered by New Zealand’s earthquake. The quake that killed close to 150 people left Christchurch Cathedral’s once-stately bell tower in ruins, possibly with an additional 22 people lying dead in the rubble. Outside St. Barnabas Anglican [...]
Salvation Army, World Vision Reach out in New Zealand
The large earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand has left many dead and others needing help.
Prayers sought for missing in New Zealand quake
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) _ A man whose sister is one of 300 people missing since a massive earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, is asking believers to keep praying. Morris Gardner says, “If you’re a praying person, just remember that there’s power in that.” Search teams have used their bare hands, dogs, heavy cranes and [...]
On the Ground in Haiti
Greg Yoder of Mission Network News is in Haiti and brings us an interview with Dan Woolley, a Compassion International worker who was trapped in rubble for days following the earthquake one year ago.
Prayer and mourning in Haiti a year after quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Haitians have marked the anniversary of last year’s devastating earthquake with solemn processions and prayer services. Many people wore white, a color associated with mourning in Haiti, and sang hymns as they navigated collapsed buildings and rubble from the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that left much of Port-au-Prince in ruins and, [...]
A Day of Hope for Haiti
It’s been one year since a devastating earthquake hit the country of Haiti. Learn how help and hope continue to come to Haiti through ministry and relief efforts and how you can get involved. President and CEO of Compassion International Wess Stafford is our special guest.
Haiti One Year Later
A year after the terrible 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, we hear from missions groups about how restoration is going in the country.
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