Lutheran Disaster Response

  Sylvia Haddad, the executive director of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR), shares this personal account of her experience with the Beirut explosion on August 4, 2020.    On August 4, 2020, at 7 pm local time,...

Be a part of the response: Pray Please pray for people who have been affected by the flooding in India. May God’s healing presence give them peace and hope in their time of need. Give Thanks to generous donations, Lutheran...

Be a part of the response: Pray Please pray for people who have been affected by the explosion in Beirut. May God’s healing presence give them peace and hope in their time of need. Give Thanks to generous donations, Lutheran...

Disaster Strikes On March 2-3, 2020, Tennessee was battered by a series of tornadoes. Inspiritus, an affiliate social ministry organization of Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), was one of the first response groups to arrive on the scene in Cookeville, TN,...

  It is always crucial to be prepared for any disaster that could strike. In this Prezi, we offer some suggestions about what to do in case of emergencies. This is not a definitive list of all disasters or of...

  At the end of 2019, there were 79.5 million displaced people around the world. That’s 1% of the world’s population. The Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where nearly 1 million Rohingya currently live. Photo: Y. Franklin Ishida...