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The “Buckets of Hope” ministry is one means Southern Baptists are using to meet immediate human needs amid the deadly earthquake in Haiti.
WHAT IS IT?
A “Bucket of Hope” consists of a white, plastic, five-gallon bucket packed with selected food. For approximately $30, any person or church group can purchase the materials and assemble a Bucket of Hope. The food contained in a single bucket will feed a Haitian family for a week. Participants are requested to include a $10 cash contribution, placed in an envelope and attached securely to the lid of the bucket, to offset the cost of transporting the relief buckets to Haiti.
To reach their destination, each bucket must be exactly alike with a specific list of items inside. Detailed instructions, available in a downloadable PDF file at sbtexas.com, must be followed.
The buckets will leave for Haiti from a staging warehouse in Hialeah, Fla., where each bucket will be labeled “Bucket of Hope,” indicating it is a gift of Christian love from Southern Baptists. An evangelistic presentation will be affixed to each bucket.
The project deadline is March 15. For bucket collection details, contact Amber Nygaard by e-mail at anygaard@sbtexas.com or by calling her toll-free at 877-953-7282 (SBTC).
Because retailers have a limited stock of the buckets, churches planning to prepare more than a few buckets should order the standard, white 5-gallon buckets through the manufacturer, usplastic.com (item number 3826), said SBTC Disaster Relief Director Jim Richardson. Also, a web link to the item may be accessed at sbtexas.com/Haiti.
