The Ohio Free Press

Allie Martin – OneNewsNow – 1/15/2010 4:00:00 pm

Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is sending disaster experts to Haiti, as is the Friend Ships ministry.

So far, the ministry has sent a chartered DC-3 loaded with disaster relief supplies to the Caribbean nation, which was decimated by an earthquake on Tuesday. Ken Isaacs, head of international projects for Samaritan’s Purse, explains the steps they are taking.

“We are responding to the earthquake by sending about 24 people down to Haiti that includes experts in shelter, water, logistics, and security, and doctors [and] medical teams,” he says.

According to the ministry spokesman, the needs in Haiti are too numerous to mention, the cost of providing assistance is great, and response from Christians has been lightning fast.

“Our phones have literally rung off the hooks,” he shares. “In fact, we have a call center [where] we’ve received more calls today than we did during [Hurricane] Katrina and/or the [Southeast Asia] tsunami, and that’s sort of surprising to us. There is deep interest — and…folks can help, whether in a large way or smaller financial way, or with prayer.”

Isaacs expects relief efforts will continue for years.

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