Folks following the news this morning know that Haiti’s capitol city, Port-au-Prince, has been devastated by a massive earthquake. Untold thousands are dead. Civic institutions have been destroyed. An already crumbled infrastructure has taken a massive blow. More deaths will surely follow, as food, water and medical supplies become unavailable for huge portions of the population.

Folks following my life know that I’ve visited Haiti a few times to support an organization called the Haitian People’s Support Project. They operate an orphanage, worker collectives, educational institutions and do direct relief work for earthquake and hurricane victims. “They” is essentially one brilliant, fearless man — Pierre LeRoy — who splits his time between Haiti, the Dominican Republic and my hometown of Woodstock, NY.

I haven’t heard from Pierre this morning yet, but I’m sure he is already flooded with calls for help. Hundreds of Haitians depend on him, for life and death aid. If your heart is torn by this massive humanitarian disaster and you want to help, please donate to HPSP, at www.haitiansupportproject.org. It’s not a fancy, slick operation like the Red Cross or UNICEF. But unlike those bloated bureaucracies, every penny to HPSP goes directly to Haitians in need. It will save lives.

And pray to whatever God will listen for the people of Port-au-Prince.