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...
Horn of Africa: Keeping Tabs on Tanzania
One aspect of the ELCA’s unique position within disaster response is the breadth and depth of our direct relationships. With approximately 240 missionaries in 48 countries and 120 companion synod relationships between ELCA synods and other global Lutheran churches, our...
Horn of Africa: Can We Prevent One Million Deaths Today and Worse Famines Tomorrow?
I just read a transcript of a meeting convened by Laurie Garret, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations. It’s a bit long but is chalk-full of candid conversation about the situation in the Horn of Africa, how...
Horn of Africa: LWF-Run “Safe Haven” Creates Safe Space for Women and Girls
Amidst the situation of refugees overflowing the camps at Dadaab and reports that sexual and gender-based violence has been on the rise, it is good to know that a program like the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) run “Safe Haven” exists....