Anglican Communion News Service

Thursday 14 January 2010

The Archbishop of Canterbury has given a message of support to the people of Haiti affected by the devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake.

"I am profoundly shocked and concerned to hear about the devastating earthquake in Haiti. As the news comes through, we are learning more about the tragic loss of life, injury suffered and terrible damage to the country. We stand alongside all the people in Haiti affected by this terrible disaster in prayer, thought and action as the situation unfolds. We pray for the rescue of those still trapped and look towards the rebuilding of lives and communities.

I commend the swift action of the Department for International Development and the relief agencies and churches in mobilising an emergency response. In this time of catastrophic loss and destruction, I urge the public to hold the people of Haiti in their prayers, and to give generously and urgently to funding appeals set up for relief work."

Editors Note:

In the UK to donate to Christian Aid's Haiti Earthquake Appeal
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies/

Ireland. donations can be sent to Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal, Church of Ireland House, Church Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6.  Please mark such donations ‘Haiti Appeal’

USA. Episcopal Relief and Development
http://www.er-d.org/

Canada. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s50860