{"id":2605,"date":"2015-07-31T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T17:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2015-12-03T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T20:45:00","slug":"lutheran-disaster-response-at-the-2015-elca-youth-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/lutheran-disaster-response-at-the-2015-elca-youth-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Lutheran Disaster Response at the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Brandsrud<\/p>\n<p>\u200bDuring July 14 \u2013 19, the Lutheran Disaster Response team and several dedicated volunteers were in Detroit for the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering. Lutheran Disaster Response had the great opportunity to have an activity space in the Interactive Center as part of the Proclaim Community Youth Gathering event.<\/p>\n<p>Lutheran Disaster Response\u2019s activity space was titled \u201cHope for the Refugee,\u201d and the interactive activity gave participants a chance to have a simulation experience of the journey that refugees face. Participants were grouped into \u201cfamily\u201d units and assigned family roles that they portrayed throughout the activity. Stations included discussing and determining what materials families might need with them to make the journey to a refugee camp, learning about challenges encountered along the journey and how to adapt, and learning about the hope found at refugee camps and what Lutheran Disaster Response does to support refugees around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2606\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-booth-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"LDR booth\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-booth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-booth-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-booth-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-booth-467x350.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The entrance to the &#8220;Hope for the Refugee&#8221; activity space at the 2015\u00a0 ELCA Youth Gathering<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Approximately 1,200 youth participants and adult leaders visited the \u201cHope for the Refugee\u201d activity space and learned more about the work of Lutheran Disaster Response.<\/p>\n<p>Lutheran Disaster Response also worked with Campus Ministries and Habitat for Humanity at the Youth Gathering \u00a0to build house frames for Habitat for Humanity homes in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2607\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-build-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"LDR build\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-build-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-build-250x283.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-build-309x350.jpg 309w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2015\/10\/LDR-build.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>A message written by a 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering Participant on a house frame built for a Habitat for Humanity home in Detroit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More photos of participants at the \u201cHope for the Refugee\u201d activity space and of the dedication of the house frames can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LutheranDisasterResponse\/photos_stream?tab=photos_stream\">Lutheran Disaster Response Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We were blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering and to meet and interact with so many wonderful youth from around the country!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Brandsrud \u200bDuring July 14 \u2013 19, the Lutheran Disaster Response team and several dedicated volunteers were in Detroit for the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering. 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