CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Continue to pray for the people of Haiti and give
generously to help Haitians rebuild their country, said the Rev. Mark S.
Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA), in a television interview with well-known agricultural journalist
Orion Samuelson. But Hanson said that even though the spirit of the
Haitian people is strong, it is important not to underestimate the
challenges ahead.
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