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CLWR funds Nicaraguan medical and dental clinic, scholarships
WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) has announced $36,500 in funding for two Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) programs in Nicaragua this year. The announcement was made as Iglesia Luterana Sinodo de Nicaragua (ILSN) prepares for its first biennial convention and includes new money for a…
LCMS teams begin work near Haiti with medical care, relief supplies
By Kim Plummer Krull St. LOUIS, Mo. – A Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) World Relief and Human Care emergency Mercy Medical Team (MMT) landed in the Dominican Republic January 19, and half of the 13-member team worked through the night to care for patients at…
Haiti relief efforts to take time; Agencies planning for long-term needs
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – In a report Tuesday morning, John Nduna, general secretary of ACT Alliance, told of the difficulties relief agencies are encountering delivering aid to the earthquake survivors in Haiti. He called logistics “very difficult.” Part of the difficulty stems from the destruction of…
Haiti Lutheran Mission Society joins earthquake-relief efforts
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Another Lutheran charity can participate directly in Haitian earthquake-relief efforts. Rev. John Wilch, chairman of the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS), said Monday his organization is a registered charity, has sent aid to the Caribbean nation for 26 years and qualifies…
After Haiti’s earthquake: An uncertain future for the Deliscars
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. – Suzanne Deliscar is worrying less these days, but only a little less. The Brampton, Ont. lawyer knows her Haitian-born husband, James Deliscar, survived the January 12 earthquake that levelled Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital. But she still fears for his safety and for…
Earthquake-relief donations now worth double
WATERLOO, Ont. – Cash donations to Haitian earthquake-relief efforts are now worth twice as much. The federal government announced Thursday it would match up to $50 million any donations made by Canadians to eligible charities that are assisting relief efforts. FaithLife Financial – a not-for-profit,…
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