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Shaken and stirred into action; a reflection on earthquakes and natural disasters
by Ian Adnams This morning we awoke to news of yet another natural disaster, this time in Japan. An earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the country, not only terrified and took the lives of many, but the subsequent tsunami has brought further death and…
New Zealanders tell stories of narrow escapes
By James Morgan Five days after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, about 20 people from the local Lutheran congregation met on February 27 for Sunday worship in their darkened church. Pastor David Lipsys appropriately chose Psalm 46 for the…
N.Z. Lutheran church leader calls for prayer
by James Morgan “Loving Lord, have mercy,” is the petition from President Robert Erickson of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand as that country recovers from the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that violently shook the South Island city of Christchurch on February 22. Rev. David Lipsys,…
Lutheran relief agency continues support for Haiti
WINNIPEG – A year after an earthquake devastated Haiti, Canadian Lutheran World Relief continued its support of the Caribbean county by sending a fully-loaded 40-foot shipping container. The January 21 shipment contained everything from quilts to medical equipment and 2000 We Care bags. The supplies…
One year after the quake, one-million Haitians still live in tents
by Keven Drews Haiti still faces a long road to recovery, one year to the day after an earthquake devastated this tiny Caribbean nation. Reconstruction efforts may be taking place, but rubble still litters the country and more than one million people remain homeless and…
Advent challenge for Haiti: help collect school supplies
During the Advent season, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is challenging Lutheran congregations, groups, schools and Sunday schools across Canada to help meet an urgent need for school supplies in Haiti. Relief partners in Haiti have assisted with the construction of schools to replace those destroyed…
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