● The Adventist Church in Haiti — 115 of the 470 churches that Haiti’s members worship in are now in ruins. The Union Mission building is seriously damaged.  Contrary to previous reports, the Adventist Hospital did not suffer damage and does not appear to have any visible signs of damage.

● The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been in Haiti since shortly after the earthquake hit and here is an overview of their work so far:

•ADRA is staging relief operations at the Haitian Adventist University, located on the outskirts of Port‐au‐Prince, where up to 30,000 survivors have set up temporary shelter.

• ADRA is providing medical assistance and supplies, conducting water purification and distributing emergency non‐food items.

To send your contribution to ADRA’s Emergency Response Fund, please contact ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org.  Follow ADRA on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest information as it happens.

  Contact: the North American Division web site at www.nadadventist.org, the Adventist News Network at http://news.adventist.org/, the Inter-American Division website at www.interamerica.org/users/, Adventist Review online at  www.adventistreview.org, and ADRA at www.adra.org for up-to-date news as it relates to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, members and church buildings in Haiti, and rescue and relief efforts from ADRA and NAD.