Celebrating Disaster Preparedness Month with new Congregational Disaster Preparedness Guidebook
Megan Brandsrud September is National Disaster Preparedness Month, and what better way for us to celebrate than to announce our newCongregational Disaster Preparedness Guidebook! As the introduction in the guide says, “The purpose of this guidebook is to help congregations...
6.0 earthquake strikes near Napa, Calif.
Megan Brandsrud Early Sunday morning, Aug. 24, an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the San Francisco Bay Area. The earthquake, which was the largest seismic event in the area since a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in 1989, injured...
Long-term recovery following early summer storms in South Dakota
Megan Brandsrud In June, eastern South Dakota experienced severe weather ranging from record downpours to a tornado. Heavy rains lead to flooding During the night of June 16, Lincoln County received 8.5 inches of rain, which means it received a...
Unaccompanied and Migrant Children: Myths vs. Facts
Megan Brandsrud Since October 2013, approximately 60,000 children from Central America have crossed borders to arrive in the United States. This mass migration of children has garnered international media attention, and with it, a lot of contradictory information. So what...
Ebola outbreak: Shipment of personal protective equipment set to arrive in Liberia
Megan Brandsrud The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic a “worldwide health emergency.” The virus, which started in Guinea and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, has now spread to Nigeria. It is being reported...
Gaza Strip: Providing assistance to Augusta Victoria Hospital
Megan Brandsrud (Pictured: A medical team from Augusta Victoria Hospital prepares to provide medical assistance in Gaza. LWF/Mark Brown) Violence in the Holy Land erupted at the beginning of July, and now more than 1,800 people have been killed...