Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ 4th), Betty McCollum (D-MN 4th) and Senators John Isakson (R-GA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) recently introduced the Global Food Security Act of 2015 in Congress. This bill will enhance Feed the Future, a critical global food and nutrition security program launched by President Obama in […]
John Page
Zion’s team of volunteers is next scheduled to help prepare and serve meals on May 23. Every Saturday, Food For Friends prepares hot meals for hungry residents of the City of Rahway. Individuals and teams of volunteers from various faith communities in Rahway help to prepare and serve these meals. […]
Food for Friends 5/23/15
Excerpts from the Lutheran Disaster Response Blog: Just a little more than two weeks after thousands of people died in the massive earthquake that struck on April 25, a second earthquake hit Nepal. Lutheran Disaster Response was already working with our partners, The Lutheran World Federation, Lutheran World Relief and […]
Second major earthquake hits Nepal
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NJ Synod News, May 2015
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod May 6, 2015
Jersey Jottings 5/6/15
As the world’s largest food donor, the United States helps millions of people around the globe stave off hunger and malnutrition through its international food programs. As a faith community, we should be proud of our civil dedication to these programs. However, millions more people remain hungry and malnourished, in […]
Advocacy: Food for Peace
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod April 29, 2015
Jersey Jottings 4/29/15
Nepal Area Earthquake Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, We have seen the devastating images and stories coming out of Nepal. Sections of Kathmandu, the nation’s capital, and surrounding areas lie in rubble. More than 3,000 people have lost their lives, and the number continues to rise as officials make […]
Lutheran Disaster Response: Nepal Area Earthquake
Excerpts from the Lutheran Disaster Response Blog: “7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal and surrounding countries” (4/25/2015) Around 11:55 a.m. local time, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, with its epicenter approximately 70 km from its capital city, Kathmandu. The earthquake was felt around the whole country, but the Kathmandu valley and […]