As the death toll rises across Haiti following Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake, volunteers with Christian humanitarian organizations like World Vision, Convoy of Hope, and Operation Blessing are working tirelessly to provide physical, emotional and spiritual aid to those suffering.

“The earthquake hit Haiti pretty badly. World Vision is working with the government and NGO partners to assess needs,” Fédorah Pierre-Louis, advocacy and external engagement director at World Vision Haiti, told The Christian Post.

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“And we have deployed a team right now on the field focusing on the areas of shelter, food assistance, child protection and also, of course, COVID prevention as we’re still going through the pandemic over here.”…

Numerous churches were leveled in the wake of the quake while hundreds of people remain missing…

So far, the humanitarian agency has sent nutrition kits and hygiene items for 6,000 people, she said…

World Vision is planning to help as many as 240,000 people through clean water access, tents, food supply and child protection efforts.

In addition to providing water, hygiene goods, nutrition and shelter, World Vision seeks to provide emotional and spiritual assistance to vulnerable families — especially those with children…

“Whenever there is a crisis, child protection is not necessarily prioritized on a government level,” Pierre-Louis stated. “World Vision tries to ensure that the well-being of kids is still protected. So we really want to raise awareness on that and continue to push for advocacy and the prioritization of child protection.”

“Children, in particular, have witnessed a lot of traumatic events,” she added. “We provide them with psychosocial support for children to protect their physical and mental wellbeing.”…

The Virginia-based Operation Blessing has also deployed a disaster relief team to assess the situation. The organization plans to distribute emergency supplies and provide clean drinking water in the Les Cayes area. The charity will also help provide medicine and medical supplies to doctors from L’Hopital General, the largest public hospital of Haiti.

World Vision’s Pierre-Louis applauded the United States government for its rapid response to the crisis.

Hours after the earthquake struck, President Joe Biden authorized an immediate U.S. response, while USAID Administrator Ambassador Samantha Power announced the deployment of a Disaster Assistance Response Team…

Another massive earthquake shook Haiti in 2010, which at the time was said to be the most devastating natural disaster in Haiti’s history…

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(Excerpted from Christian Post. Article by Leah MarieAnn Klett. Photo Credit: Getty Images).