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Cholera epidemic stopped in one Haitian province
Pastor Revenel Benoit reported from Haiti November 30 that the cholera epidemic has been stopped in Artibonite province where it began and raged for weeks. The Lutheran Church of Haiti (LCH) operated three clinics treating the sick and ministering to them spiritually. LCMS World Relief…
Mission society targets Haitian cholera epidemic
by Keven Drews ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A service organization affiliated with Lutheran–Church Canada (LCC) is calling for prayers in the midst of a Haitian cholera epidemic that has already claimed nearly 1,100 lives. Rev. Dr. John Wilch, chairman of the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society,…
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…
Another possible disaster for Haiti
Pastors and members of congregations in Lutheran Church–Canada are urged to pray for Lutheran brothers and sisters, and for all refugees in Haiti. Weather forecasts predict that Tropical Storm Tomas may strike the country later this week, November 3-5. Thousands of people, including many Lutherans lost their homes and churches…
Lutheran aid workers help prevent further cholera outbreak in Haiti
HAITI – The Ministry of Health has confirmed the cholera outbreak in the Departement of Artibonite and the Central Plateau. More than 3,000 persons were hospitalized and 253 have died. Doctors in Port-au-Prince diagnosed five cases, all had travelled from the Artibonite. The government ministry…
More earthquake relief supplies arrive in Haiti
GONAIVES, HAITI — About 3,000 more Haitians who are recovering from a January 12 earthquake have clothes, shoes and sleeping mats thanks to a recent shipment from the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS). Rev. Revenel Benoit, president of Lutheran Church of Haiti (LCH), said a…