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Earthquake in Nepal:
Ways your congregation can help
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Immediately after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated the people of
Nepal on April 25, killing more than 6,000 people and injuring at least
8,174 more, LCMS congregations and members have been asking what they
can do to help care for their South Asian neighbors who are suffering
from the effects of this catastrophe.
LCMS Disaster Response is providing $235,000 in grants to go directly
to immediate provisions like food, personal-care kits, water-filtration
units and other acts of mercy as together we care for the “least of
these” in our midst. This is made possible through our Synod’s strategic
70-year partnership with Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, a relief and
human-care agency that will put those grants to use on behalf of the
LCMS.
To bring this effort to light and provide our LCMS members and
congregations with ways they can support the relief work in Nepal, an in-depth Reporter Online story and informative bulletin insert are now available.
“Disasters are naked reminders of how helpless we are and that we
depend upon God’s daily provision of body and soul,” said the Rev. John
Fale, associate executive director of LCMS Mercy Operations.
“God invites and commands us to come to Him in prayer. So in
humility, but with great confidence through Jesus, we bring our helpless
cries for mercy to a gracious God and He blesses. The Lord blesses and
provides through the compassion and generosity of those who are moved by
such suffering. Our collective gifts — as a church body walking
together, loving together, caring for our neighbor together — have more
impact when they are pooled together.”
To assist immediate relief efforts for those in Nepal, visit lcms.org/give/earthquake. To boost LCMS Disaster Response in ongoing efforts to relieve suffering not only in Nepal but around the world, please visit lcms.org/give/disaster.
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