Elizabeth, New Jersey Detention Center: A Reflection by Executive Director, Stephen Bouman
Reflection on a visit to the Elizabeth, New Jersey Detention Center by Executive Director of ELCA Domestic Mission, Stephen Bouman I joined Bishop Elizabeth Eaton in a visit to the Elizabeth, New Jersey Detention Center for undocumented immigrants. It was...
World Refugee Day 2017
World Refugee Day is this Tuesday, June 20th. Lutheran Disaster Response will be taking this day, and all of this week to build awareness around global migration. No one is untouched by the Global Migration Crisis. Follow along as we...
Changing Seasons: Hurricane Matthew
The 2017 hurricane season has officially begun. The season, which started June 1st, runs until the end of November. According to reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we could be expecting a more active season this year. As...
Repost: All in the Name
All in the Name By: Tom Kadel When disaster strikes, it often affects whole communities. Even areas of a community not directly impacted by, say, a flood, will almost always be affected in other ways. There is a rippling effect....
Nepal Earthquake: 2 years later
On April 25, 2015, around 11:55 a.m. local time, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, with its epicenter approximately 43 miles from its capital city, Kathmandu. The earthquake was felt around the whole country, but the Kathmandu valley and western region of...
South Sudan Relief
South Sudan Relief Civil war and famine in South Sudan have caused nearly 5 million people to be food insecure. Rates of acute malnutrition are well over the emergency thresholds in most of the country. This is the first internationally...