by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
International Disaster Response of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) provided $50,000 Feb. 18 in response to
flooding in eastern and northern Namibia. The funds were sent to
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia in support of the
church's flood relief work.
The flooding in Namibia "is not front-page news" outside of the
African country, "but some northern parts of Namibia have been
hit with the worst flooding in 50 years," said the Rev. Y.
Franklin Ishida, director for international leadership
development, ELCA Global Mission. At least 21 people have been
killed, and thousands of people have been rendered homeless, he
said.
Coordinated by ELCA Global Mission, International Disaster
Response channels its funds through international church
organizations and relief agencies. Funds provide for food,
medicine, drinking water, emergency shelter and other materials
for survivors of disasters.
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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.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
