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Haitians help Haitians thanks to Canadian aid
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Doctors treated more than 3,200 people at impromptu aid stations recently thanks to donations from the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS). In the weeks after a 7.0-magniude earthquake struck the tiny Caribbean nation, the HLMS wired about US $15,000 to l’Eglise Lutherienne…
Haiti relief donations to CLWR almost at $400,000 mark; deadline ahead
from CLWR News WINNIPEG– As the Canadian Lutheran World Relief Appeal for Haiti enters its third week, donations continue to flood into its Winnipeg head office. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, the total amount of donations receipted topped $370,000. Stacks of unopened letters will…
Preparing 21st-century pastors
Looking at a new seminary curriculum By Edward Kettner EDMONTON – After three years of questioning and evaluating itself, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) inaugurated a new curriculum this fall. What was wrong with the old one? In terms of theological content, absolutely nothing! The eternal…
Ontario-based Lutheran agency increases relief to Haiti
ST. CATHARINES — The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) has sent a total of US $15,000 to the Lutheran Church of Haiti (LCH) for earthquake relief. In addition to $5000 wired soon after the earthquake, an addition $10,000 was approved by the organization at its…
Canadian describes response to Haiti earthquake on YouTube
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7RMLC86oEY] Rev. Ted Krey, a Canadian pastor serving with LCMS World Mission missionary in Dominican Republic, shares about the Dominican Mission Teams early response at the border city of Jimani, Dominican Republic. He explains his experience from sitting in a religion class with Dominican Lutherans during the January 12…
Haiti situation report from ActAlliance
GENEVA, Switzerland – The situation continues to be desperate for the people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Material aid is slowly reaching them but, due to the lack of data and weak government coordination, the organization and distribution of aid is still a challenge. Some…