Deaconess Grace Rao has overseen diaconal project development on behalf of LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) in Malaysia, India, Africa, and the United States. In February, she traveled to South Africa to work with LCMS partner churches to bolster mercy ministries, particularly deaconess ministry. At the Lutheran Seminary Tshwane (LST) in Pretoria, South [...]
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of Disaster Response with LCMS World Relief and Human Care, reports on the six-day assessment of earthquake and tsunami damages in Chile, done in partnership with the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI). He shares stories of affected people and the IELCHI’s detailed disaster response plan. Rev. Glenn Merrit reports from [...]
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of Disaster Response with LCMS World Relief and Human Care, speaks about the earthquake and tsunami damages along the coastal town of Constitucion, Chile. He arrived March 19 with WR-HC’s Rev. Carlos Hernandez, director of Districts and Congregations to assist Lutheran partners with assessment of needs. Phone interview with Rev. Glenn [...]
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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In the spirit of Christian diakonic mercy, the Bible teaches that care for one’s physical need and health is essential for human life and dignity. Health care reform, which protects the life, dignity, consciences and health of everyone — especially the defenseless — must be a national priority. Diakonic mercy has its source in the [...]
Monday, March 22, 2010
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“This event in Chile is far worse than ever imagined,” said Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of Disaster Response with LCMS World Relief and Human Care, who arrived in Chile March 19 with WR-HC’s Rev. Carlos Hernandez to assess earthquake damages with the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI). The death toll has reached 800 in [...]
Monday, March 22, 2010
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“This event in Chile is far worse than ever imagined,” said Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of Disaster Response with LCMS World Relief and Human Care, who arrived in Chile March 19 with WR-HC’s Rev. Carlos Hernandez to assess earthquake damages with the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI). The death toll has reached 800 in [...]
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) remembers the life and ministry of Rev. Doris Jean Louis, pastor of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Louis, known as the father of Lutheranism in Haiti, was allegedly murdered the evening of March 12 by a group of men as the pastor entered his home. [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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The fifth and largest team of 24 LCMS medical volunteers is flying to Haiti today to work at a makeshift clinic at Good Shepherd Lutheran compound in the hills of Port-au-Prince. Rev. Thomas Bernard, Rev. Walta Jean Duliepre Clercius, and Lophane Laurent will serve alongside the medical volunteers, caring for patients’ spiritual needs. Jacob Fiene, [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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As a two-person LCMS World Relief and Human Care disaster assessment team prepared to visit Chile next week, a powerful aftershock hit the country on March 11, minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera. The LCMS team is making the trip March 19-24 at the invitation of Rev. Carlos Schumann, president of the Confessional [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Upon returning from his fourth trip to Haiti, Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of Disaster Response with LCMS World Relief and Human Care, reports on the ongoing assessment of needs, plans to provide semi-permanent housing, and future clean-up and volunteer efforts. March 4, 2010 – Rev. Merritt in Haiti How to help: Make an online gift [...]
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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