My mother’s cousin Micheline was on the second floor of her home when the earthquake hit.  She had been living in Port-Au-Prince all her life until that moment when her house came crashing down. Miraculously she survived and was pulled from the rubble of her home by her neighbors. Days later she was able to come to the US to live with family in Florida, but her return to Haiti may be years off or never come at all. Sadly, her story is actually not half as bad as the thousands who were directly affected by the earthquake.

Haiti is in a state of disarray and has an almost insurmountable hill to climb in the coming years. And though each of us can only give a fraction of what is needed, every dollar, every prayer, every meal matters. That’s why I’m so excited to be partnering with West End Presbyterian Church next week to raise funds for Partners in Health and Compassion International, two organizations that have made a long term commitment to Haiti and will be in the middle of the rebuilding effort for years to come. We’ll be putting on a benefit concert, featuring the music of High Street Hymns (the hymn project I direct).

Fulls details are below, but here are the basics:

Doors at 6:00PM

All ages are welcome.

$10 advanced, online @ www.ticketstobuy.com

$15 @ door.

Kids 12 and under are FREE!

I’ll hope you’ll make it out! If you can’t make it or live too far, please spread the word to anyone you know living in the Richmond area and consider purchasing a ticket anyway as a donation to this fundraising effort.

See you soon,

Alex

Hymns For Haiti – A Benefit Concert (Haiti Fundraising)

We are having a benefit concert to raise funds and bring awareness to the relief efforts for Haiti. Our main artist, Alex Mejias & High Street Hymns is wanting to help out because he has family living in Haiti. Specifically, his mother’s family is from Haiti and this tragedy has directly affected several members of his extended family living in Port-Au-Prince. Please support our efforts by encouraging people to come and give generously to this benefit concert in Richmond, VA.  If you would like to be a part of the concert ministry team for this special event, please contact Jon Jarvis @ 370-6786 or jonathan.jarvis@comcast.net

Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: Door open @ 6 PM, show starts @ 7 PM
Title: “Hymns for Haiti – A Benefit Concert”
Featuring: Alex Mejias & High Street Hymns with Special Guests
Location: West End Presbyterian Church – www.wepc.org
9008 Quioccasin Road
Richmond, VA 23229

Tickets: All ages are welcome. $10 advanced, online @ www.ticketstobuy.com, $15 @ door. Kids 12 and under are FREE!  Tickets will be sold @ WEPC before and after Sunday church services until the show and @ C28 in Short Pump Town Center and Lifeway Christian Store off of Broad Street in West End.

100% of proceeds go to donation to Compassion International and Partners in Health.