South Sudan: Providing Relief to People Displaced by Violence
Megan Brandsrud Feb. 12, 2014 For several months, there has been tension within the South Sudanese ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). When President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, dismissed his vice president, Riek Machar, an ethnic...
New Jersey: Lutheran Disaster Response Affiliate Hosts a “Hand in Hand” Sandy Service Day
Megan Brandsrud On Jan. 20, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s National Day of Service, Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey (LSMNJ) organized more than 50 volunteers who offered a helping hand to the many people in the area still dealing...
Central African Republic – Running from Violence
Megan Brandsrud January 27, 2014 Approximately 2.2 million people in the Central African Republic are in need of humanitarian assistance due to insecurity and intense violence occurring in the country. The United Nations estimates that 935,000 of these people have...
Upstate New York Flooding- Lutheran Congregations Unite to Repair Church
Megan Brandsrud In June 2013, central New York was impacted by flooding. Trinity Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation in Herkimer County, suffered severe damage. Through the efforts of Patsy Glista, the Lutheran Disaster Response Coordinator for Upstate New York,...
Winter Storm Atlas: A Rancher’s Perspective
Megan Brandsrud On Oct. 4, Winter Storm Atlas hit western South Dakota after days of temperatures in the 70s. The storm delivered freezing rain followed by up to four feet of snow accumulation. Although South Dakota is no stranger...
Philippines: LDR Commits $1 million to Lutheran World Relief to Respond to Super Typhoon Haiyan
Lutheran Disaster Response – International is committing $1 million to Lutheran World Relief to collaboratively address the needs of the people impacted by Super Typhoon Haiyan. Early Nov. 8, 2013, one of the world’s most powerful storms on record, Super...