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 A major international relief effort was launched yesterday to hurry rescuers and suppliers to the Caribbean country as the streets of Port-au-Prince were left strewn with shattered buildings and hurting people.
Little escaped the devastation wrought by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the area in the south of Haiti on Tuesday afternoon.
Hospitals and schools collapsed and were reportedly full of deceased bodies while 200 foreigners were missing from the city's expensive Hotel Montana.
Up to 200 United Nations staff in the city were unaccounted for last night including the civilian head of mission, Hedi Annabi of Tunisia, after its headquarters was flattened.
 Monsignor Serge Miot, the city's Catholic archbishop, was a confirmed casualty, his body pulled from the rubble of his offices.
The presidential palace, Haiti's grandest building, was substantially destroyed and its incumbent, Rene Preval, described the scene in his capital as "unimaginable". He said he had been stepping over the bodies of the dead and hearing the cries of the trapped underneath his country's collapsed parliament building.
His prime minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, said the government believed the death toll in the city of two million people was "well over 100,000" while Youri Latortue, a senior senator, said it could be 500,000.
 Both admitted they had no way of knowing but aid workers on the scene reported widespread destruction and suffering as severely injured people lay in the streets, unable to get medical assistance.
Haiti, the poorest country by far in the western hemisphere, was already struggling to recover from a series of severe hurricanes and flooding in 2008. The country sits on a major fault line and scientists have warned for years that it was likely to be hit by a major earthquake.
This is the worst earthquake to hit the area in more than 200 years. Entire communities have been ripped apart and as many as 3 million people have been directly affected, including tens of thousands of American citizens who are in Haiti.
Our neighbors in Haiti are racing to confront the enormous devastation -- and the OFA community can help. The President has outlined many ways that you may be of help. Please see the link:
Click here to Donate!!
 Footage is pouring in of homes collapsing, Haitians carrying injured family members, and hospitals being overrun in what was already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
The President has directed his administration to respond with a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort to save lives. Personnel from the United States and partners of the U.S. in the international community are on the ground in damaged areas right now, working side by side with the Haitian people. We want to help the effort to provide much-needed food, water, and sanitation supplies, as well as help in the effort to save lives while helping local communities start to rebuild.
Despite the fact that we are experiencing tough times here in our own country, the President encourages those who can to reach out and help. It's in times like these that we must show the kind of compassion that Jesus commissioned us for.
As this story continues to unfold, we hope you will continue to keep the people of Haiti in your prayers, as well as the many Haitians who have done so much to enrich our country and who are worried about their friends and loved ones in this time of need.
AMEZNews
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September 8-12, 2010
St. Paul AME Zion
700 Muscogee Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
850-937-9001
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September 21-26, 2010
Zion Temple AME Zion Church
205 North Church Street
Madisonville, KY 42431
PH: 270-821-1841
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September 22-26, 2010
McCalla Chapel AME Zion Church
5466 Sanders Avenue
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-426-4713
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September 26, 2010
As a symbol of unity, all women of the A.M.E. Zion Church are requested to wear white. Contact the A.M.E. Zion Church Department of Overseas Missions for information concerning this observance.
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October 6-9, 2010
Covening at Lomax-Hannon Junior College
725 Conecuh Street
Greenville, AL 36037
334-382-2115
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October 8-9, 2010
Camp Dorothy Walls Conference & Retreat Center
495 Cragmont Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
Ph: 828-419-9200
Fx: 828-419-9222
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October 13-17, 2010
Oak Street AME Zion Church
1500 Oak Street
Montgomery, AL 36108
334-263-3200
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October 19-24, 2010
Greater Salem AME Zion
4414 Salem Road 35
Panola, AL 35477
205-462-1458
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October 20-24, 2010
Shiloh #1 AME Zion Church
4970 County Road 24
Auburn, AL 36830
334-725-0045
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October 2010
On this occasion, programs shall be observed in memory of Anna L. Anderson and each member of the Society is asked to contribute five dollars ($5.00) to the Council.
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October 29-31, 2010
Connectional Lay Council
"Equipping The Laity For Evangelism"
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November 9-14, 2010
Ford Chapel AME Zion
212 West Mitchell Road
Memphis, TN 38109
901-785-6630
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November 10-14, 2010
Covening at Small Memorial AME Zion Church
19 County Road 21,
Jefferson, AL 36732
334-289-5565
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November 17-21, 2010
Pilgrim Rest AME Zion Church
125 Greer Avenue
Whistler, AL 36612
251-456-5629
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November 2010
The Young Adult Missionary Society Annual Observance, shall be celebrated to recognize Dr. Willa Mae Rice as the Founder and Dr. Adlise Ivey Porter as the Organizing Coordinator. This program is developed by the General Coordinator, YAMS.
Visit www.whoms.org for more information.
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November 25, 2010
I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
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