Area church congregations answered the call from pastors to help victims of the Haiti earthquake with donations, volunteering, and even direct visits to the country.
In Starkville, a group of local volunteers is leaving this afternoon for an emergency mission trip to Haiti, where the earthquake last week left the country in ruins.
New Horizons Christian Fellowship, located at the corner of Highway 12 and Spring Street in Starkville, is spearheading the effort, but Pastor Johnny Buckner emphasized this morning that it is a “community-wide event.” Oktibbeha County Hospital has donated medical supplies for the group to take to Haiti and Lowe’s donated respirators, Buckner said.
The group plans to meet at the church this afternoon, then take a bus donated by Mississippi State University to Fort Pierce, in Florida, before they leave for the Caribbean. Most, but not all, of the people going to Haiti attend New Horizons Christian Fellowship.
“We’re going to be breaking down medical supplies on the bus as we go,” Buckner said. “We have to hit the ground running; we have since 20 minutes after the earthquake.”
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