Central America Floods: First Reports
Due to heavy rains over the past week countries from southern Mexico to Costa Rica have been flooded. The hardest hit countries have been Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Of greatest concern at this point are safety and access....
Kenya: Inside Look at Dadaab Refugee Registration
Natalie Dale, of Christian Aid, recently blogged about a day she spent at the registration center of the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. The center is the initial point of entry for new refugees and so is their first encounter...
Japan: JLER Newsletter No. 2
Japan Lutheran Emergency Relief (JLER), which was formed by the Lutheran churches in Japan following the tsunami and earthquake, has been taking a lead role in responding to the continued work of clean-up and restoration within the hardest hit areas...
Field Report: California and Minot North Dakota
Dear Sisters and Brothers, My name is Kevin Massey, I am the Program Director of Lutheran Disaster Response. I’ve just had a great experience meeting wonderful volunteers helping clean up in Minot North Dakota. I’ll describe my latest travels and...
Japan: Six Months On, Reflecting and Looking Forward
It is hard for me to write about the six month anniversary of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami without naming that it actually falls on the same day as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. I...
Field Report: New Jersey and New York City
My name is Kevin Massey, I am the Program Director of Lutheran Disaster Response, and I am sharing with you a report of my journeys this week in New Jersey and New York. Even as I share this report I...