LCMS Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts

Here is the latest information about the efforts not only of LifeBridge Church (check out the latest on their webiste now), but also thos of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod in response to the Haiti earthquake.

This most recent information comes from the LCMS World Mission department. There are several links to resources, giving and support options, and informationn about our efforts there. For your edification and information...

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LCMS WORLD MISSION
The Global Gospel Outreach of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
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TOP STORIES - January 19, 2010Archives: www.lcmsworldmission.org/news

LCMS relief work in Haiti continues-prayers and offerings still needed
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As more details emerge surrounding the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed an estimated 200,000 people in Haiti, the LCMS continues its efforts to provide immediate relief to the Haitian people.

Ongoing updates are being shared through the LCMS Web site at www.lcms.org. Some specific resources include:

A video from LCMS President Dr. Gerald Kieschnick speaking of the Synod's relief efforts and urging LCMS members to give generously
A letter from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans indicating that the organization will match donations of members towards the relief effort in Haiti
A listing of partners involved in relief work in Haiti
An updated interactive map of Haiti
A bulletin insert signed by synodical leaders to appeal for congregational involvement
GEO missionary Alyssa Stone's prayer card and online giving page
Information about LCMS World Mission's work in the neighboring Dominican Republic
Information about LCMS World Mission's work in Latin America

LCMS members are encouraged to continue to lift up the people of Haiti in prayer during this difficult and uncertain time.

"Please pray for the immediate assistance and ongoing recovery of the Haitian people," asks Dr. Thomas Zehnder, LCMS World Mission executive director, "as well as for the continued safety of our missionary family there and our Haitian Lutheran brothers and sisters. Pray that people would not despair in this very difficult situation, but that God would use it for His purposes. Ask God to mightily use the Lutheran churches there as instruments of love to reach out to those suffering around them."

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