Colorado Flooding

Lutheran Disaster Response has issued an e-Alert appealing for your help in providing relief to the victims of major flooding in Colorado. Following is an excerpt from the e-Alert; please visit the Lutheran Disaster Response web site for more information and how you can help.

September 16, 2013

U.S. Flooding: Colorado

Sisters and brothers in Christ,

Record rainfall in September has produced major flooding in Colorado. According to news reports, hundreds of people remain unaccounted for or are missing and as many as seven people are feared dead. Three ELCA church buildings have sustained damage. More than 18,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed or impacted. Some areas continue to experience mudslides, damaged roads and downed power lines. Your help is needed to make a difference in affected areas.

Gifts designated to “U.S. Floods” will be used in full — 100 percent — to help disaster survivors clean-up, rebuild and recover. Your generous offerings of prayer and financial support will help those affected in Colorado and other areas on the long road to recovery.

We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work. Through congregations, pastors and Lutheran-affiliated social ministries, we are working together to help serve those most affected.

Please join me in praying for all who are affected by floods in Colorado. Use this bulletin insert in your congregation to help support those devastated by flooding.

In service,

The Rev. Daniel Rift

Director, ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal

P.S. Lutheran Disaster Response is responding to the needs of people in the U.S. and around the world. From the early stages of the conflict in Syria, the ELCA has been committed to standing with our companions affected. Learn more about how we are making a difference – together.

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