KBC needs volunteers for Rebuilding in Haiti

Teams of volunteers are needed in Haiti as disaster relief transitions to a rebuilding phase, according to Coy Webb, disaster relief associate for the Kentucky Baptist Convention.


“The North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist disaster relief and the Florida Baptist Convention have set a goal of trying to rebuild 5,000 homes in Haiti,” Webb said. "With that kind of goal, there’s an unlimited number of teams that we would need to make that happen.”
 
An ideal size for a team would be about 10 people, Webb said, and one team probably could complete two permanent homes in one week. When teams arrive a concrete foundation already will be laid upon which the 246-square-foot house can be built. The structures are designed in such a way that they can be expanded by the homeowner later.

To find out more about helping rebuild homes in Haiti, contact the Kentucky Baptist Convention Partnership Missions Department at partnership@kybaptist.org
 or (502) 489-3529 or (866) 489-3529 (toll-free in Ky.).