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FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN FARMERS, INTERNATIONAL
For Immediate Release
For More Information, Contact:
Dennis Schlagel, FCFI Executive Director
309-365-8710,fellowshship@fcfi.org, www.fcfi.org
John Adams, Rapid Response Coordinator
Ph/fax 502-241-4122 Crestwood, Kentucky
“Haiti Needs Our Help…..Haitians Need Your Help”
The Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International is coordinating the shipment of rice, edible beans, soy protein & cooking oil, and medical supplies to Cap Haitien, Haiti to support the relief effort of the Haitian Christian Ministries. Members of the Fellowship of Christian Farmers have helped build the Pillatre Center in Cap Haitian since 1985. Food and medical supplies are needed to assist the ministry to expand their feeding program and to stock needed medical supplies in their medical clinic.
40 foot containers will be loaded in Bloomington, Illinois for transport to Haiti Shipping Line in Miami. It is estimated that one container per month will be needed by the Mission. The containers are being purchased so they can remain at the Pillatre Center for needed storage during the earthquake relief effort. The first container will arrive in Cap Haitien February 17th.
Your prayer and financial support is needed so food and medical supplies can be bulk purchased. Bulk shipped quantities are easier for our Haitian partners to receive and immediately utilize. Gifts can be sent to the FCFI Haiti Fund, P.O. Box 15, Lexington, IL 71653 or on-line by visiting www.fcfi.org.
Please pray for the Haitian Christian Ministries (www.hcmin.org) as they work with 30 churches in northern Haiti to meet the physical and spiritual needs of displaced Haitians. Pray also for the Lord’s direction and timing to begin sending teams of farmers to rebuild destroyed housing.
Haiti Earthquake Relief shipment information will be in the FCFI exhibit and morning seminar at the Louisville Farm Show, February 10-13th. Plan on arriving early for each day of the Louisville Farm Show, Room B-107, 8:00 am, to see a briefing for the Haiti Earthquake shipment campaign. Check the FCFI calendar to learn where FCFI will have an exhibit at a farm show in your area.
The IRS is implementing the Congressional action for the new tax deductible status for Haiti Relief checks written before March 1, 2010 may be used on your 2009 tax return. FCFI is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization.
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