Five months after the catastrophic Haiti earthquake, LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) continues to reach out, awarding $1.5 million in grants to Lutheran partners for relief efforts and making “long-haul” recovery plans that are expected to continue for years to come. Of the funds made possible by generous WR-HC donors, $360,000 in grants [...]
Friday, May 14, 2010
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Rev. Carlos Hernandez shares reflections after a day of visiting LCMS members affected by flooding in Tennessee. BELLEVUE, Tenn. – There is little agreement in the greater Nashville area on building codes after “the flood of 2010,” how much FEMA will pay out, or even how long it will take for the area to fully [...]
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Rev. Andrew Abraham, pastor of Cross of Life Lutheran Church in Antioch, Tenn., and Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Murfeesboro, Tenn., speaks about flood damages, particularly to LCMS members’ homes. May 11, 2010 – Rev. Abraham on Tenn. Floods How to help: Make an online gift that shares Christ’s mercy and helps those affected [...]
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Essays by four students from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., were selected for a cash prize of $500 each in the “Toward a Theology of Mercy Essay Contest” sponsored by LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC). The winning essays were announced May 11 at an awards ceremony held at Kramer Chapel at [...]
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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Rev. Carlos Hernandez, LCMS World Relief and Human Care’s (WR-HC) director of Districts and Congregations, will meet with LCMS Mid-South District leaders May 10-11 to aid in assessing the damages caused by flooding over the weekend in Tennessee. Today, 20 people were confirmed dead due to flooding according to the State Emergency Operations Center in [...]
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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Rev. Glenn F. Merritt, LCMS World Relief and Human Care’s (WR-HC) director of Disaster Response, will meet with LCMS Southern District leaders May 10-11 to aid in assessing the damages caused by a massive tornado and a string of severe storms in Mississippi. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is calling the massive tornado that [...]
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
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