How Can I Help Japan?

Maybe you're like me and have seen all the incredible devastation the earthquake and tsunami caused in Japan and wonder how you can help.  The destruction seems so large, how do I know where to begin to provide assistance.

As Southern Baptist we work together with the International Mission Board (IMB), which has Missionaries over in Japan and teams that are responding to the crises.  You can give through the IMB by going to this site:  http://imbresources.org/index.cfm/product/detail/prodID/3352

The Arkansas Baptist State Convention has also set up a way for you to give, here is their press release:

Arkansas Baptist mission partners,

No doubt you are leading your congregations to pray for the Japanese people in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that has left thousands dead and untold numbers displaced.

The Arkansas Baptist State Convention has established a Japan Relief Fund and is poised to assist our International Mission Board representatives and Japanese Baptists with ministry assistance as needs are communicated to us. We are certain that we will be asked to provide “boots on the ground” at some point in the near future.  As was the case with the Haiti relief fund (which funded and is still funding projects in Haiti food, water, building shelters, providing medicines, seed for farmers, Bibles and much more), all funds given towards Japan through the ABSC will be used for the direct relief of victims.

Funds can be sent through your church:

a) Online click here.

b) By check to the ABSC Japan Relief Fund, 10 Remington Drive, Little Rock, AR, 72204.

If you have any questions, feel free to call Bob Fielding on the Missions Ministries Team at 1.800.838.2272 x5149 or email him at bfielding@absc.org.



I hope this helps you and provides you with more information and how to get involved.  Both of these organizations are extremely trustworthy and have a long track records of using funds as designated by those giving.


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