FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Four volunteers from the Eastern Shore area leave May 14 to help earthquake victims in Haiti and are seeking medical supplies for their trip.

The Rev. Rob Haynes of Fairhope United Methodist Church, with Drs. Paul Fellers and Robert Eubanks of Fairhope, and nurse Dee Myers of Spanish Fort, are part of an eight-person team from the Southeast, who will work at the Clinic of the Good Shepherd in Port-au-Prince. In addition to the medical clinic work, the team will assist volunteers from Servants in Faith and Technology of Lineville, Ala., to install water purification systems in Haiti.

“After a disaster of this magnitude, the needs will continue for many years,” Haynes said. “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with SIFAT for this multi-faceted project. We hope to serve during this time of need and build long-term relationships for community development.”

Teams like the one leaving next Friday are planned throughout the summer, and FUMC and SIFAT are recruiting and coordinating medical teams each week to serve at various clinics in Haiti, Haynes said.

“We continue to serve by installing water purification units in orphanages, and by training Haitians to help with this effort,” said Tom Corson, executive director of SIFAT, a Christian nonprofit organization that provides training in self-help programs and appropriate technologies for communities it serves.

The missions to Haiti are a response to the earthquake and aftershocks that rocked Haiti in January, killing an estimated 230,000 people, leveling 250,000 homes and 30,000 commercial buildings, and affecting upwards of 3 million residents, according to the Haitian government.

The medical team from the Eastern Shore will fly to Haiti aboard a corporate jet donated by Regions Bank, as will the other missions during the summer, Haynes said.

“It is going to be a long recovery,” Haynes said. “There will be a time for many others to be involved, if not with their direct gifts and time, then certainly with their prayers for the people of Haiti.”

The Eastern Shore team has a long list of medical supplies needed for its work in the clinic, Haynes said, and supplies and financial donations are being collected until they leave next Friday.

For more information, contact Haynes at 928-1148, or visit the church’s Web site at www.fairhopeumc.org.