Louder Than The Music

One month on from the 7.1 earthquake that struck Haiti, an all-star cast of musicians is gathering for 'Help Haiti Live', a two-city ticketed concert event taking place on 27th February to benefit Compassion International's Haiti disaster relief fund. The concerts will take place at Los Angeles' historic Wiltern Theater and at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium, and will also be streamed live at HelpHaitiLive.com. Artists set to perform include Mat Kearney, Jars of Clay and Brandon Heath in Nashville, and Amy Grant, Rebecca St. James and NeedToBreathe in Los Angeles.

With extraordinary need still existing in the devastated country, the concerts have been produced to inspire audiences, both at the venues and online, to financially support the relief work of Compassion International in Haiti. All talent and production fees have been donated allowing proceeds to go toward Compassion's disaster relief fund. The money will be used immediately to re-equip Compassion's local support structure and to provide for the immediate needs of Compassion-assisted children and families.

Compassion has been meeting the physical and spiritual needs of Haitians for more than forty years and will continue to serve them in this time of extreme need. Already Compassion International has supplied more than 15,000 families with clean water, food, blankets, temporary shelter, medical supplies and counseling. Donations will lay bricks, feed, educate, clothe, heal and rebuild Haiti for many months to come.

Compassion International is the world's largest Christian child development organization that permanently releases children from poverty. Founded in 1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million children in 26 of the world's poorest countries. Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money, Compassion works holistically through local churches to address the individual physical, economic, educational and spiritual needs of children, enabling them to thrive, not just survive. Charity Navigator, America's largest charity evaluator, has awarded Compassion its highest rating "four stars" for eight consecutive years.