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The Youth Gathering: Kayla’s Reflection

Working at the refugee and migrant section at the ELCA youth gathering was an incredible learning and teaching experience for me. First and foremost I learned about the experience of the Rohingya refugees but what was so impactful to me...

Volcano Eruption in Guatemala

Be a part of the response: Pray Continue to pray for all those impacted by conflict and forced migration. Give Thanks to generous, undesignated donations, Lutheran Disaster Response is able to respond quickly and effectively to disasters around the globe,...

2018 Maryland Flooding

On the evening Tuesday, May 21st, a storm dropped 6.5 inches of rain in just a few hours on areas of Frederick and Washington Counties in western Maryland. Local Lutheran Disaster Response affiliate, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries reported that over 60...

Update: Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Be a part of the response: Pray Continue to pray for all those impacted by conflict and forced migration. Give Thanks to generous, undesignated donations, Lutheran Disaster Response is able to respond quickly and effectively to disasters around the globe,...

Update: Hurricane Matthew – Haiti

Be a part of the response: Pray Join us in prayer and partnership, and to help spread the word in your congregation. You can find additional resources for worship here. Give We invite you to stand by all the communities...

Re-Post: ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral statement on humanitarian situation in Syria

ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral statement on humanitarian situation in Syria 4/14/2018 2:10:00 PM “Give God no rest” (Isaiah 62:6-7) until that day when “the wolf and the lamb shall feed together. … They shall not hurt or destroy on...