ELCA Disaster Response

We help to bring God’s comfort, healing and renewal to those affected by disasters.  Even after the dust settles and the headlines change, we stay -- providing ongoing assistance to those in need.  Your gifts make a difference.  To give by mail, send a check to ELCA Disaster Response, P.O. Box 71764, Chicago, IL  60694-1764.  To give by credit card, call 800-638-3522 or click here.

The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is in full swing, and two storm systems -- Gustav and Hanna -- are currently building strength in the Caribbean and Atlantic, respectively.  As we track the progress and severity of these storms, it is likely that funds will be needed to help in the rebuilding efforts that follow a major hurricane.  To give to the 2008 Hurricane Response fund, click here.

Current Responses

Earthquake in China

A major earthquake in the Sichuan Province kills 12,000
China's most powerful earthquake in 30 years brought devastation to a developing part of the country ...
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Cyclone Hits Myanmar

The most devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia since the tsunami in 2004
Cyclone Nargis left a path of destruction in Myanmar, killing more than 22,000 and affecting many more ...
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Ethiopia Drought 

Dry conditions that are a result of poor rains following the near total failure of two previous rainy seasons in the southeastern pastoral areas of Ethiopia, lead to severe drought.
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Ongoing Responses

Remember the Gulf Coast

A renewed commitment to those still in great need
The generosity of the church since Hurricane Katrina has been amazing. Now we ask for renewed commitment to this ongoing response ...
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Darfur Crisis

Humanitarian crisis continues
The crisis in the Darfur region, Sudan, continues even as efforts toward peace and reconcilication have been put forward through the United Nations ...
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World Food Crisis

The rising price of food affects the most vulnerable
The cost of energy, the use of grain for fuel, and drought and floods that damage crops factor in a global food crisis ...
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Featured Story

Words of Wisdom A simple training event in a low-risk area. That’s what Lutheran Disaster Response coordinator La'Tresa Jester thought she was conducting in Phoenix last fall. But when the congregation’s pastor had to put her words into action, she realized she had made an impact. Read More... Read all ELCA Disaster Response stories in Stories of Faith in Action.