Florida & Caribbean: Tropical Storm Isaac
————–Yesterday afternoon Tropical Storm Isaac swept through Haiti’s southern peninsula, bringing with it heavy rains (over a foot in some areas) and hundred-plus mile per hour winds. It wreaked havoc on the nation as it still works to recover from...
Mauritania: Phone Calls, Tents Raised, Families Find Refuge
—————— It’s hot. It’s late. It’s not even a work day. But the phone rings and it’s time to move. That’s the storyline in a recent Lutheran World Federation post about the situation at the LWF-managed refugee camp Mbere in...
Horn of Africa: LWF Update on Kenya and Djibouti
The Lutheran World Federation Kenya/Djibouti program update from July 2012 gives a good update of what has been going on in the last year since the drought in the Horn of Africa started leading to famine and migrating people, especially...
Joplin, MO: Field Report
This is Pastor Michael Stadie, Program Director for Lutheran Disaster Response with another field report. Last week, I spent two days in Joplin, Missouri. Duane Moudy and Jim Eckrich from Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) of Missouri were my...
Clay, AL: Field Report
Dear Sisters and Brothers, My name is Pastor Michael Stadie and I am the Program Director for Lutheran Disaster Response. The second week of July, I had the privilege to spend some time with Ron Turney and Heather Turney from...
McGregor, MN: Flood Waters Still Affecting Community (w/ photos)
The rains that struck northeastern Minnesota at the end of July are still having an effect on the surrounding communities. Below is an update on the situation of McGregor and Big Sandy Lake from Pr. Karen G. Bockelman, Disaster Coordination...