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 […]
Today, we present our ELCA Advocacy Update for the month of June. Please read below for important information on ELCA Advocacy efforts in Washington, across the country and throughout the world. Please also visit our blog for more information on advocacy efforts from our Lutheran State Advocacy offices.
ELCA Advocacy Update – June 2015
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod June 3, 2015
Jersey Jottings 6/3/15
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
Excerpts from the Lutheran Disaster Response Blog: “Responding to the severe flooding in the southern plains” (5/29/2015) Texas, Oklahoma and now Arkansas are experiencing severe flooding that started due to heavy rainfall and flash floods in the region during Memorial Day weekend. This has been the wettest May, or even […]
Responding to Flooding in Southern Plains
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
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Visitor: June 2015
Protecting the Waters of the United States May 27, 2015 “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24 Water as a metaphor flows through scripture, perhaps because of the essential role water plays in sustaining human life and the abundance of God’s creation. […]