Haiti Earthquake Relief

The earthquake's devastation of the island of Haiti and its peoples has rocked the world with the media's imagery showing the huge toll of human life and the crippling impact on those survivors who must suffer through their loss and untold burden the lack of basic needs being met imposes.

One of our alumni, Jodi Speicher, ACS Class of 2006, called to ask if ACS would like to collect supplies. Her grandfather, Jim Speicher, Sr. is a missionary in Haiti where he founded the Haiti Gospel Ministries. The ministry was founded for the purpose to establish and support the Bethany Baptist Christian School in Lakrobat, Haiti. Since the earthquake the school is closed; however, Mr. Speicher has opened the doors and they are feeding and tending to those in need as supplies last. For more information about the ministry go to www.haitigospelministries.org.

To aid Haiti Gospel Ministries as they compassionately dispense relief to the peoples of Haiti, our preschool through 6th grade brought in non-perishable food, water, and hygiene items for distribution to the Haitian people in Lakrobat, near Jacmel with whom Haiti Gospel Ministries can make contact. Our students also brought in $295 to help those in need.

Jodi Speicher will be taking the supplies and money to Florida in about a week and it will be sent to her grandfather, Mr. Jim Speicher, by way of Missionary Flights International.

Pictured are a few of the ACS children that brought in either money or supplies for Haiti. There are more children that participated than could be in the picture.