LCMS ministry leaders have assured Lutheran leaders in Madagascar of disaster response assistance if such help is needed after Cyclone Giovanna pounded the African island nation Feb. 14. As damage assessments continue, at least 16 people are reported killed and more than 10,000 forced from their homes. Dr. Mike Rodewald, regional director for Africa with [...]
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Comments Off
Deadly Cyclone Giri made landfall in Myanmar on Oct. 22, 2010. It was deemed the most intense storm to ever strike the country — its strength even surpassing the well-known 2008 Cyclone Nargis. Cyclone Giri killed at least 150 people, left 70,000 homeless and inflicted catastrophic damage across Myanmar. Through a partnership with the Lutheran [...]
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Comments Off
Delivering supplies to families struggling to recover from floods and a cyclone and opening a computer lab to train young adults for better jobs are among the many ways LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) is reaching out with Christ’s love in Asia. Darin Storkson, regional director in Asia, provides this update on three [...]
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Comments Off
“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
Comments Off
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 [...]
© 2013 Mercy forever.. » {Disclaimer}
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Comments Off