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Disaster Response in Haiti
An update on disaster response in Haiti through CBF and the TN Baptist Convention
Thank you for your quick and overwhelming response to our request for donations and medical provisions. As of January 31, we have shipped 98 pounds of medical supplies for CBF medical missionaries working in Port-au-Prince. You have also given $2460 toward this relief ministry.
We will continue to receive monetary donations and medical supplies. At some point we may collect other items as their needs change. Until then we will ship out supplies every Monday. Printed below is a list of items we are collecting.
CBF has also added Scott Hunter, a relief worker who worked in Asia with the tsunami survivors, to the Haiti team. He will help coordinate the work on-site. The Missions Council is exploring the possibility of sending volunteers later in the year. They are currently looking at possible projects and partnerships. If you think you might be interested, a passport is required as well as vaccinations that need to be scheduled early.
The Tennessee Baptist Convention is collecting “Buckets of Hope” that consist of a plastic five-gallon bucket packed with selected foodstuffs. For approximately $30 anyone can purchase the materials and assemble a "Bucket of Hope." The food contained in a single bucket will feed a Haitian family for a week. You are also requested to include a $10 cash contribution, placed in an envelope and attached to the lid of the bucket, to offset the cost of transporting the relief buckets to Haiti..Or you can click here to make a contribution to the Tennessee Baptist Convention.
Every bucket must be exactly alike with a specific list of items inside. This will ensure that every bucket quickly passes through customs and into the hands of the Haitian people. Detailed instructions are available in the church office. You may drop off your packed bucket at the Chilhowee Baptist Center.
Medications: (Items can be purchased over the counter at any local drug store)
Aspirin
Children's and adult multi-vitamins
Benadryl
Neosporin or triple antibiotic
HydroCortisone Ointment
Oral re-hydration salts
Cough medications
Acetamenophen (doesn't have to be Tylenol )
Ibuprophen (generic)
Medical Supplies: (Items can be purchased over the counter at any local drug store)
Ace bandages
Alcohol pads
Band-aids
Betadine wipes and sticks
Drapes
Gauzes - any size
Gloves - all sizes, sterile/non-sterile
Gowns -surgical and patient (head and shoe covers, goggles, masks)
Pediatric supplies
Tape - all types
Thermometers
Other:
Antibiotics Cotton tipped applicators
IV supplies - tubing in sterile packages only
Zantac Scalpels
Prevacid Sponges - surgical only
Hypertension medications Surgical towels - cloth/paper
Type two-Diabetes medication Sutures
Blades - sterile only Syringes
Needles - butterfly, angio catheter Tongue depressors
Compression stockings
Dressings - sterile and un-sterile (Coban, Tegaderm, Steri-Strip, Surgilast)
For current updates from CBF personnel in Haiti, check the Fellowship Blog http://cbfportal.wordpress.com/. |
