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Lutheran Disaster Response

EPES continues to respond to earthquake victimes

Karen Anderson, ELCA missionary assigned to EPES has written:”we are stressed to the limit…EPES is one of the only organizations actually on the ground functioning in Hualpen (the municipality was looted as were the clinics). We are keeping things going...

New Aftershocks in Concepcion, Chile

On March 11, Rosario Castillo , executive director of EPES informs that the situation in Concepcion became difficult again.There have been strong aftershocks all day and there are rumors that a stronger aftershock will come as well as another tsunami....

Chile – Journey of Solidarity Day 1

A delegation of church leaders is making their way from Santiago to Concepcion, bringing prayers and fellowship in the areas hardest hit by the earthquake.  Here are a few of their reflections.  Thursday March 4, 2010: As we departed we...

Haiti – a reflection from Florida

 Mary Delasin is one of the Synod Hunger Leaders in Florida-Bahamas Synod.  This Synod has been instrumental in the Haiti Earthquake response as the companion along with the ELCA of the Lutheran Church of Haiti.  I’m sharing a recent note from...

Chile Updated information from companion Synod

  The following note was added as a comment to the first Chile Earthquake post.  I thought it might be missed as a comment, so am copying here.                            Peace,  Dan.  (Daniel Rift, ELCA World Hunger and Diaster Appeal)  Note...

Chile Earthquake news update

  Chile Earthquake – updated 2/27,  6 pm Eastern Time: Check out the update from Lutheran News Service at: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4461 Material you might want for Sunday morning has now been posted at www.elca.org/disaster Thank you for the prayers and continued...