A Message from PKF President Brad Henderson:

Dear Friends,

The only word I can think to describe the situation in Haiti right now is "overwhelming." There is so much that we still need to do! At the same time I want you to know that there is much we have already done! It's a total team effort. The key to all our efforts were the missionaries already on the ground (EBAC, WOMI, MFI & Hearts For The Hungry) and the local Haitian people; they are the real heroes!! They need us to help fund their immediate efforts but because of the miles they have logged in Haiti over the past 30 years we were able together to reach out to thousands of starving people. We feel very good about the foundation we've been able to lay for ongoing efforts that will save lives in the weeks, months & years that lie ahead. Here is a summary of what we are currently doing in Haiti: 

• We have partnered with the relief organization "Hearts For The Hungry" to maximize their ongoing efforts to feed people in Haiti. We were able purchase supplies in Haiti last week that were/are immediately contributing to the earthquake relief effort. Because of your generosity the PKF has been able to immediately turn 32k in cash donations into food and supplies for the Haitian people; an additional has been pledged. We need to continue to help fund the efforts of "Hearts For The Hungry" in Haiti! In addition, another 40k+ has been pledged to purchase food and supplies in the weeks ahead; this money will be used to support EBAC, WOMI & MFI in addition to "Hearts For The Hungry." 


• The PKF has the privilege of funding a plan for ongoing food distribution to earthquake victims arriving at the Cap Haitien & Milot hospitals. Hot food is prepared for the victims and their families who are arriving by the busloads. The victims are also being provided with dry food to sustain them in the tough days that lie ahead. Many of these displaced refugees are being taken in and housed by local Haitian families. We are a part of a "door to door" effort to make sure that these generous host families of very little means have what they need to survive. We will be helping our Haitian friends & missionaries to feed these tired, broken and hungry Port Au Prince refugees in the days and months ahead.
  
• Alice Wise and Kathy Goukers are the two incredible ladies who have run the EBAC orphanage for the past 30 years. There are currently 80 kids living at the orphanage. They have already agreed to take in some "new orphans" left abandoned by the earthquake. With the older kids and many of their extended family members returning with them from Port Au Prince we expect the number of mouths that they feed regularly to double. We have made a pledge to EBAC to sustain them in these efforts and ensure that the kids needs are met moving forward. 


• Providentially we are in the middle of a project to construct a new orphanage in the Cap Haitien area which is over 50% done. We have put a plan in place to expedite the construction and begin to move new orphans in ASAP. In the past two weeks we have raised an additional 75k towards this project. We will need to raise another 175k in the near future to complete the construction. We believe that this is something that we absolutely need to get done! 
  

Our work is only just beginning!
Haiti needs your love, support and prayers more than ever moving forward.
Thanks for being a part of the PKF Haiti Team!! 

Dr. Brad Henderson

President 
Pittsburgh Kids Foundation 
116 Federal Street, Suite 220
Pittsburgh, PA 15212