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By

Mr R. Carter (Acting Headteacher)

Contact

office@st-pauls.w-sussex.sch.uk

Added On

19th January 2010

A Day of Prayer and Action for Haiti

Friday - 22nd January

Street Devastation

I am sure all of us have been overwhelmed by the scale of the unfolding disaster following the earthquake in Haiti. On one level it is easy for us to have been consumed by the minor challenges in our lives and not lift our heads up to see the reality being faced by our brothers and sisters who have suffered in this great tragedy.

Watching the harrowing pictures and news reports one thing is abundantly clear. The people of Haiti have shown great faith in God and not abandoned their faith in their time of need. This should be an inspiration to us in our lives. It is also clear that in some of the most “hopeless” situations there is evidence of great hope. I watched as a six year old boy was pulled alive from the rubble last night after two rescue teams had given up hope. The challenge is to see God’s real intervention lived out through the actions of all who are doing something to help in any small way.

As Christians we are compelled clearly to do two things:

Pray: we are called to commit to praying for the needs of those who suffer. We need to trust in God’s call to us and prayer is a clear way we can respond - I have been inspired by the visible faith and prayer of the Haitian people.
Take action: on Friday we are looking to do our part in raising money which is desperately needed. We have organised for all students in College to have a non-uniform day. As part of this I have asked all students to donate a minimum of £1 towards the appeal – I have also asked the students to ask you for more than the minimum so please offer whatever you can afford. We will be sending all money raised to the Disaster Emergency Committee appeal through CAFOD.

Homeless Child

If you would like to find out more about the relief effort please look at the links below:

www.cafod.org.uk
www.dec.org.uk

Can I thank you in advance for you support of this day and ask you to pray with all at St. Paul’s that we can in some way relieve some of the suffering by putting “faith into action”.

R. Carter.

Acting Headteacher