Team members interested in volunteering in Haiti

All team members interested in volunteering in Haiti in the next year must register on-line at http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/HaitiVolunteer/ . You will not be considered as a team member unless you register on this site. Once your name is registered, I will receive your information and be in contact with you.

Medical volunteers must also sign up on this same website. Medical specialists are being deployed now and working with groups already set up in Haiti.

All recovery team members must be Early Response and Team Leader trained. Safe Sanctuary training must be completed and a background check must be current. Volunteers who have previous experience in Haiti will be considered first. Those who speak French or Creole with Haiti experience will be on the top of the list.

No volunteers will be going to Haiti until an invitation comes from the Methodist Church of Haiti and the UMCOR offices.

What steps should you take now?

Register on the national database. See http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/HaitiVolunteer/scroll down to the picture marked "Register to Volunteer in Haiti".

1. Sign up for Team Leader Training - call Jan Bierwirth 713-521-9383.



2. Sign up for Early Response Training - call Clay Whitaker 281-452-2861.



3. PIM office will identify team leaders and help formulate teams.



4. Be ready when teams are allowed in and project scheduling begins.



5. Check passport expiration dates and immunizations. Check with county health or CDC for needed shots.
   
   
   Kathie Mann
   Director, Partners In Mission
   Texas Annual Conference