On Tuesday, January 12, the island nation of Haiti was struck by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. We have had a number of people contact us to find out about OM's response. OM Caribbean has no staff in Haiti but has ministry relationships with local churches and orphanages.  A member of OM’s USA team arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday morning (Jan 16) and made his way to one of the orphanages, in Carrefour just outside Port-au-Prince. He reports that the devastation is perhaps worse than in the capital city, yet no help has arrived so far. He obtained enough food for the orphanage for a few days, and their water tank may have enough water to last through the week as well. On Monday we also sent a trained emergency response team from the US, led by a former OMer to join the staff member in Carrefour. In addition to any immediate search and rescue efforts, the team will work on providing water for the orphanage. Beyond the 119 children who live there, the orphanage is also sheltering approximately 300 people from the immediate area.