Prayer for Detained Baptists in Haiti

Dr. Johnny M. Hunt
February 2, 2010

We lift up in prayer the ten volunteers from Baptist churches detained by the Haitian government. Our hearts go out to their families and churches as they face the uncertainty of the day-by-day health and well-being of their loved ones. We are grateful for the efforts of the U. S. State Department to provide services for these brothers and sisters in Christ, praying that our government will be able to work with the Haitian government to effect an amicable resolution to this tense situation.

We also applaud the efforts of our state convention Disaster Relief teams, NAMB, and IMB in their immediate and timely responses to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti. They are working closely with other disaster organizations and with governmental entities in Haiti to bring resources to those who are in need. While we know that the Convention cannot require any church to coordinate its local church ministries with Convention ministries, we strongly encourage all cooperating Baptist churches planning ministry trips to Haiti to contact their respective state conventions and our two mission boards, which are working together to provide ministry to this devastated region.

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