In early 2010, SBCV churches and members purchased 5-gallon buckets and packed them with rice, cooking oil, black beans, flour, sugar, spaghetti noodles, and peanut butter to help feed Haitian families in need.
The initial SBCV goal of 2,000 buckets was quickly surpassed as SBCV churches gave more than 4,000 buckets.
The Buckets of Hope were collected at regional centers March 5 & 6 and shipped by the end of March.
In addition to carrying foodstuffs, each bucket was labeled with a Gospel message in French Creole.
Buckets of Hope in the news
Buckets of Hope in the Baptist Press
The March 5 & 6 deadline for Buckets of Hope has passed, and the Baptist Press has reported that coordinators of the BoH project estimate around 150,000 buckets have been prepared to be sent to Haiti.
