Yearly Archives: 2015



From the Lutheran Disaster Response Blog: “Nepal Earthquake: Distributions continue as monsoon season begins” (6/8/2015) ​Six weeks after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that affected more than 8 million people hit Nepal, relief efforts are moving forward as fast as possible. The beginning of June marked the beginning of the monsoon season […]

Nepal Earthquake: Update





No child in a country of such great resources should ever go hungry. Yet, in our nation, 15.8 million children live in households that struggle with hunger. Summer is here, and while many of our nation’s children are enjoying outdoor fun, too many others are losing access to the consistent […]

Childhood Hunger


ELCA reaches milestone in welcoming new congregations 5/28/2015 3:00:00 PM CHICAGO (ELCA) – For the Rev. Ruben Duran, the message is quite clear – “Christ’s church is not dying.” That’s a different message, he says, than what has been widely reported in recent years about the decline in membership among […]

Christ’s church is not dying




In April, a devastating earthquake struck Nepal. This earthquake and the aftershocks that followed have led to an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country. One of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal is now in desperate need of resources to recover and protect its citizens, especially as monsoon season […]

Advocacy for Nepal