{"id":3528,"date":"2019-04-02T15:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T20:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2019-05-03T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T18:50:45","slug":"situation-update-cyclone-idai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/situation-update-cyclone-idai\/","title":{"rendered":"Situation Update: Cyclone Idai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/situation-update-cyclone-idai\/cycloneidai_32919-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3531\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3531\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919-151x300.png 151w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919-768x1523.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919-517x1024.png 517w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919-250x496.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cycloneidai_32919-177x350.png 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Be a part of the response:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pray<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please pray for the communities who are impacted by Cyclone Idai. May God&#8217;s healing presence give them peace and hope in their time of need. Pray that God will comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones and strength to those who are delivering aid and rescue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to generous, undesignated donations, <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/lutherandisasterresponse\">Lutheran Disaster Response<\/a> is able to respond quickly and effectively to disasters, including Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi. Give to <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/lutherandisasterresponse\">Lutheran Disaster Response<\/a> to support the response to Cyclone Idai.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the situation and the ELCA\u2019s response:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up to receive Lutheran Disaster Response <a href=\"http:\/\/listserv.elca.org\/cgi-bin\/wa.exe?SUBED1=DISASTER&amp;A=1&amp;_ga=2.23835194.1879364849.1532963540-1508493919.1531407929\">alerts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check the Lutheran Disaster Response <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\">blog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Like Lutheran Disaster Response on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ELCALDR\">Facebook<\/a> and follow @ELCALDR on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elcaldr\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/cyclonekenneth__42919.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to download a PDF version of this situation report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be a part of the response: Pray Please pray for the communities who are impacted by Cyclone Idai. 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