All but 50 disciples in Haiti have been found. How are they living? What is the plan to help them? How can we help the community? How will our donations be used? These questions and more will be answered live online this week.

Thursday, January 28, Disciples Today is partnering with HOPE worldwide to broadcast the first live global fundraiser on DToday.tv to benefit the earthquake victims of Haiti. HOPE worldwide for Haiti will be the first fundraising event of its kind when viewers can learn firsthand about disaster relief activities in Haiti to help members of the Port-au-Prince Church of Christ and instantly respond by making online donations to HOPE worldwide.

Mark this event on your calendar, announce it to your churches, tell your family and friends, put it on your websites, blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter away.

God is opening amazing doors for HOPE worldwide and the International Churches of Christ to serve together in this crisis. Ask God to bless this historic event and to move the hearts of many to give to HOPE worldwide for Haiti.

Here are the details . . .

Randy Jordan reports that people have already donated $125,000 to HOPEworldwide for relief work in Haiti. And many International Churches of Christ have committed to send special contributions over the next few weeks. This is by far the fastest response HOPEworldwide has received in a disaster relief effort.

A Haiti Relief Summit is planned for this Friday to plan the short term and long term aid.

The needs are immense.  Please donate and encourage your friends to donate at: www.hopeww.org

Three disciples have stepped forward volunteering to be the connection points for people wanting to connect with the International Churches of Christ in Haiti. This is incredibly helpful since the infrastructure is so damaged and the church leaders in Port-au-Prince are busy meeting needs of disciples and others who have come to them for help.

With the death toll rising and bodies stacking in the streets, Haitian disciples are serving and sharing what they have with others on the site of their collapsed church building. Here is an update from Stanley Dumornay who is trying to find a way to Haiti to help.

The largest earthquake ever recorded in the region hit 10 miles from the Haitian capital of Port au Prince on Tuesday. The death toll is expected to be over 100,000. As the poorest country in the western hemisphere, the people are suffering devastaing losses.

Two disciples and two children from the church have died and the Port au Prince church building is destroyed along with many homes. See below for what we know at the moment. Disciples Today will keep you posted on news of disciples in Haiti and how you can help. See the rest of this story for an update from Stanley Dumornay.

God continues to bring unity, partnership and brotherhood to the International Churches of Christ. Recently all the Canadian churches affirmed the Plan for United Cooperation and joined a wave of churches committed to working together as a family and taking the gospel to all nations.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7

One of our very favorite Thanksgiving celebrations was in Hong Kong with Godwin and Crystal Chan's House Church gathered in a small, high-rise apartment around a table laden with all the Thanksgiving treats accented with awesome Chinese dishes. The fellowship was a living 3D illustration of the Scripture above.

Recently, a huge fortification more than 3,700 years old – ascribed to the Canaanites (Middle Bronze Age 2) – was uncovered in archaeological excavations that the Israel Antiquities Authority is currently conducting in the Jerusalem Walls National Park in the City of David.

Dave and Beth Pocta are on in South Africa with their chilren on a teaching, preaching and discipling tour. They lead the Youth and Family Ministry in the Chicago Church of Christ and Dave serves as the Chairman of the Youth and Family Service Team for the International Churches of Christ.

You can accompany them on this journey through their blog!

Our various conferences have been a key reflection of the health and growth of the International Churches of Christ. See the invitation to the 2012 Jubilee in San Antonio and the schedule for other future conferences.