Even as the remnant of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and strong wind to the East Coast late Tuesday, Sept. 4, the LCMS continued to take stock of its damages and reach out with mercy to those affected. At Concordia College Alabama in Selma, Ala., two dormitories had minor flooding and 70 students were relocated [...]
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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LCMS Disaster Response is urging volunteers to allow emergency responders time to do their jobs before traveling to the Gulf Coast to help with relief efforts. “It is vital to allow emergency responders such as medics, firemen and police the time they need to safely secure an area,” said the Rev. Dr. Edward O. Grimenstein, [...]
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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HURRICANE ISAAC MAKES LANDFALL ALONG GULF COAST As news regarding Hurricane Isaac’s impact on the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and now the storm’s landfall in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast continues to unfold, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s (LCMS) Mercy Operations Group is closely monitoring the storm’s effect on specific places [...]
Monday, August 27, 2012
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod released two grants totaling $35,000 on Monday, Aug. 27, to assist relief efforts in Haiti and the Dominican Republic following Tropical Storm Isaac, which struck the island nations Aug. 25. “These two grants of the LCMS are incredibly vital for the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic,” said the Rev. [...]
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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Residents wade through a street that flooded due to Tropical Storm Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti’s southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/Dieu [...]
Friday, August 24, 2012
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Please pray for the Caribbean nations, international partner church members, LCMS members and all those residing in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac —currently passing over Cuba after dousing Haiti.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Photo: A new Lutheran congregation in Jacmel, Haiti, forms the heart of a Lutheran Village. (Rev. Dr. Al Collver) Get a first-hand look into the Jan. 15 Lutheran Village home and church dedication in Jacmel, Haiti. Rev. Dr. Al Collver, LCMS director of Church Relations – assistant to the President, shares photos, video interviews with [...]
Friday, January 13, 2012
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The January edition of The Lutheran Witness addresses the barrage of natural disasters that occurred in 2011, highlighting the ways in which The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) responded through works of mercy. Get a firsthand look at how the generous donations of LCMS members have made it possible to show Christ’s love to those suffering [...]
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Today, we remember the earthquake that devastated Haiti two years ago on January 12, 2010. “In many ways, after two years of strife and struggle, the changes in Haiti are hardly noticeable,” said The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Director of Disaster Response Rev. Glenn Merritt. “However, there are glimmers of hope on the horizon because [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
By Kim Plummer Krull Generous donors to LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) have provided more than $5.6 million for help in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. That aid was distributed primarily through grants to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti (ELCH), an LCMS partner church, and also to the Lutheran Church of [...]
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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