CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Pictures of the devastation are distressing, but
seeing earthquake-ravaged Haiti in person is far worse than what the Rev.
Rafael Malpica Padilla imagined. "It is overwhelming," said Malpica
Padilla, executive director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America's (ELCA) Global Mission.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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