Local church leaders in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are waging a joint campaign to make sure aid gets to where it needs to go.

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One Lutheran minister who responded to the Haiti disaster says US religious communities must help, but "the strength of the future is in Haiti, not the United States."

"Everything is gone," says Rev. Caleb Deliard, a Haitian-American pastor. "It's all gone. It hurts us deep down. We are, as a people now, wounded souls."

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Some churches are struggling in these difficult economic times as they face layoffs, foreclosure, distress sales, and other signs of serious financial trouble. (Originally aired June 19, 2009)

We’re segregated in housing. The job market is segregated, and we end up going to churches with people who look like us. Experts say US churches are ten times less diverse than the neighborhoods they sit in.

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"Foreclosure is a possibility and something we are concerned about," says Rev. Jane Galloway of Long Beach, California. "If we are unable to make our mortgage payment on time, the default process can be filed and a foreclosure proceeding could begin."

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