As cleanup continues and the earthquake death toll rises, Lutherans in New Zealand say they are thankful for the outpouring of prayers and concern from fellow Lutherans across the world. “That is all we have left – the love of God, coming to us through people who are praying for us. It means so very [...]
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
President Rev. Robert Erickson of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand asked fellow Lutherans to join in a day of prayer Sunday for those affected by Tuesday’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake. There were 76 confirmed deaths in Christchurch and surrounding areas. News sources are calling the earthquake the most deadly disaster in New Zealand in 80 years. [...]
Monday, February 21, 2011
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by Rev. Carlos Hernandez LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) conducted on-site assessments Jan. 12 and Feb. 9 of communities near Sunset Hills, Mo., (close to the LCMS International Center) impacted by a tornado that struck New Years day. As a result, a number of families whose homes were damaged will benefit from WR-HC [...]
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Former Concordia Seminary classmates Rev. Dr. Bruce M. Hartung and Rev. Leroy B. Joesten are the LCMS recipients of what the Inter-Lutheran Coordinating Committee (ILCC) calls the Lutheran church’s highest honor for service in ministries of chaplaincy, pastoral counseling and clinical education. The men received the Christus in Mundo (Christ in the World) Award, nominated [...]
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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“Thanks be to God that the cyclone did not cross the coast at a highly populated area.” That’s the good news reported by Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) Queensland District President Noel Noack after Cyclone Yasi roared across northern Queensland Thursday (Australia time) with winds up to 170 mph. “While we feel for the people [...]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Lutherans Down Under are asking for prayers as Cyclone Yasi roars toward the already water-logged state of Queensland. “Even those of us far from the direct line of the cyclone are feeling fearful this morning as we wake up to the news that [the cyclone] is now a Category 5,” the Lutheran Church of Australia’s [...]
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Friday, February 25, 2011
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