ELCA Disaster Response
We help to bring God’s comfort, healing and renewal to those affected by disasters. And when the dust settles and the headlines change, we
stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.
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Heavy Rains flood El Salvador ... more than 190 deaths; many still missing ... Heavy rain and landslides devastate crops and bury homes and roads. Read more or Give Now |
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Wide spread flooding in India ... worst in decades according to officials ... Floods in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, described by officials as the worst in decades, have killed more than 250 people and left some 2.5 million people homeless. Read more or Give Now |
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Second typhoon hits the Philippines ... Typhoon Parma forces thousands to evacuate ... Residents were evacuated even as the storm toppled power lines, tore off roofs and ripped up trees as it swept across the islands' far north-east. Read more or Give Now |
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Earthquake-triggered tsunami in Samoan Islands ... earthquakes cause massive tsunami...
Relief efforts continue as Samoan islands begin to recover from the recent earthquakes and resulting tsuanami. Read more or Give Now |
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Earthquakes threaten lives in Indonesia ... Immediate response efforts underway ... Widely dispersed towns are difficult to access but relief agencies provide much needed water and other supplies as long term response plans are made. Read more or Give Now |
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2009 rainy season in West Africa causes extensive flooding ... affects hundreds of thousands of people...
Flooded areas become breeding grounds for mosquitoes spreading malaria and increase danger of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea. Read more or Give Now |
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Honduran Political Crisis ... recent talks have failed ...
Concerns for the Honduran economy continue to worry the leadership. Read more or Give Now |
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Pakistan Humanitarian Crisis ... 3.5 million internally displaced ...
Homes, farm fields, schools and health facilities are destroyed. Is it really safe to return? Read more or Give Now |
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Middle East Crisis ... violence in the Gaza strip ....
Months after the violence erupted, the long-term effects of trauma experienced by civilians in Gaza continue to be seen.
Read more or Give Now |
Featured Story
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"For people who lost everything, this event made their Christmas" (Pastor Doug Guthier, First Lutheran Church in Galveston, Texas). Hear how members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Killeen, Texas took initiative in responding to the needs of disaster survivors this Christmas season Read More
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