Help Haiti!

If we’re able to spend even a few bucks on ourselves, whether it’s a latte on the go at Starbucks, going out to a movie, buying ice cream at the grocery store, etc, then we’re able to give a few bucks (probably and hopefully more) to those in need.  A major earthquake has recently rocked the island nation of Haiti, killing multitudes. Comprehensive news and updates at CNN and every other news outlet.

My friend found a consolidated list of a dozen charities helping Haiti relief efforts I’m posting here. If you are in Canada, you can redirect to the Canadian division of international organizations (e.g. Compassion Canada, World Vision Canada, etc)

11 Charities Collecting Donations for Haiti (taken from DesiringGod.org)

1. Compassion International
2. Feed My Starving Children
3. Food for the Hungry
4. World Vision
5. World Relief
6. Samaritan’s Purse
7. Love a Child
8. Northwest Haiti Christian Mission
9. Compassion Weavers
10. Mennonite Central Committee
11. Water Missions International

I would like to also add what Power to Change is doing through its subsidiary organization, Global Aid Network (GAiN) – you can click here to read more or give through them.

Blog Compassion: Uganda 2008

15 influential bloggers, several who get a lot of traffic onto their blogs everyday (hundreds daily, some thousands daily!) decide to use their influence to change lives forever. They’re from all across America, some of them have never even met each other face to face. But these guys and gals decide to get together and go on a trip to Uganda. Why? They’re all lovers and supporters of Compassion International. Their commitment? They’re doing several things while they are there with Compassion. But one is to avidly blog about their trip with stories, pictures, videos and experiences so that more children from Uganda will be sponsored through Compassion.

Awesome idea. These guys are taking time off of their everyday lives, they’re jobs, away from their kids and families so that more lives will be saved. Good stuff. Read some blogs, see their pictures, sponsor a child (Canadian site). I love what Compassion does, they literally save kids’ lives all over the world as we partner with them. Check out the details of this Blog Project with Compassion.

There’s a great widget that Shaun Groves made which lists all 15 blog links, pictures, videos, etc but WordPress can’t read its code. But i put the widget on my Facebook page so you can go there or go to his post about it and click on one of the “Blogs. Read. Watch. See. Give” tabs.

And this banner is just one of the bloggers. Ragamuffinsoul, aka Carlos Whittaker.