Haiti volunteers making the difference--even in the U S

By Staff, Baptist Press

A South Carolina Baptist medical team fashioned a clinic at a Haitian churchNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Volunteers are making a profound difference in the lives of Haitians who survived the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake – from medical professionals and disaster relief experts who are using specialized skills to relieve suffering, to the multitude of lay people who have been fervently praying and generously giving for the past three weeks.

While medical teams from Kentucky, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina have been joined in Haiti by a leadership coordination team from the North American Mission Board, a Feb. 10-11 meeting in Atlanta charted the course for the long-term response and involvement of general service volunteers, said Jeff Palmer, executive director of Baptist Global Response.