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By Celeste Ryan Blyden
Photo Courtesy of Eden Garden Orphanage
Podcast Interview by Taashi Rowe
Columbia Union members are doing all they can to help the people of Haiti and help the Seventh-day Adventist Church rebuild its ministry there. As you know, there were 522 members killed and 27,000 are now homeless. As for our churches there, 55 churches were destroyed and 60 damaged. Here are some of the ways our Columbia Union members are helping Haiti:
1. The North American Division is sending $600,000 to help the church leaders in Haiti rebuild. The goal is to raise $1 million. To reach that goal, they’re asking churches across North America to collect a special offering THIS SABBATH, February 6. Money will go to the Haitian Union Mission. Attached is the offering bulletin in English and Spanish. Members who wish to give online should visit
https://appeal.nadadventist.org/Haiti.
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By Mindy Claggett
Kettering College of Medical Arts (KCMA) faculty, staff and students gathered in the Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences on January 26 to participate in “Texting for Haiti.” The event also allowed community members to show support for earthquake-ravaged Haiti, as everyone texted donations to the Red Cross Relief Fund at the same time. By week’s end, the college raised more than $3,400 to support Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
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By Clarencia J. Stephen
The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, the Lourie Center, announced the appointment of Marcel Wright, MBA, to executive director. Wright is a long-time member of Potomac Conference’s Community Praise Center in Alexandra, Va.
Wright has been serving as interim executive director since April 2009 when a nationwide search was initiated for a permanent candidate. The Lourie Center, located in Rockville, Md., joined the Adventist HealthCare network in 2006. The center specializes in the assessment, treatment and prevention of emotional, behavioral and developmental problems in infants and young children.
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