Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As the eyes of the world turn to Haiti, let us join our hearts in prayer:

God of compassion
please watch over the people of Haiti,
and weave out of these terrible happenings
wonders of goodness and grace.
Surround those who have been affected by tragedy
with a sense of your present love,
and hold them in faith.
Though they are lost in grief,
may they find you and be comforted.
Guide us as a church
to find ways of providing assistance
that heal wounds and provide hope.
Help us to remember that when one of your children suffers
we all suffer;
through Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives
and rules this world with you. Amen.
(Adapted from Book of Common Worship)

-Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons and Linda Valentine

His wife was trapped under rubble.

By Jill Dilibero

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that has rocked Haiti, many individuals are becoming heroes.

One such man was Frank Thorp Jr., a missionary worker who, when he heard that Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince was hit hard by an earthquake, raced back from 100 miles away to ensure his wife Jillian was safe, according to NBC Washington.

Thorp arrived at his mission house to find his wife and a colleague trapped underneath concrete and debris. They had been buried for more than nine hours.

"We had to pull bricks and bricks and bricks and wood and doors and metal away for at least an hour before we were able to get her and her co-worker out," Thorp told NBC.

The quake measured at 7.0 on the Richter scale, devastating the lives of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.

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Find out how you can help the earthquake victims in Haiti through these organizations.

Jill Dilibero is a journalist in Boston.