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Haiti Earthquake Response
Lutheran Organizations
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LCMS World Relief and Human Care -- www.lcms.org/ca/worldrelief/
LCMS World Relief and Human Care (LCMS WR-HC) is the mercy arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. LCMS WR-HC supports human care and disaster relief projects worldwide. Contributions sent to LCMS WR-HC will help our church respond in sending volunteer medical teams (needed now), volunteers that will be needed in the future, as well as food, water and medical items currently being shipped to Haiti.
| Online: https://catalog.lcms.org/givenow/Gift_input.asp?ID=800 |
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Phone: 888-930-4438 (toll-free) |
Mail: LCMS World Relief and Human Care |
P.O. Box 66861 |
St. Louis, MO 63166-6861 |
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Lutheran World Relief -- www.lwr.org
LWR (Baltimore) is our International (joint with the ELCA) Lutheran Relief agency. Lutheran World Relief is working with partners on the ground to ensure that the people of Haiti get immediate access to water, food, and shelter. LWR is also committed to the long-term recovery of the people of Haiti.
| Online: www.lwr.org/emergencies/10/HaitiEarthquake/index.asp |
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Phone: 800-LWR-LWR-2 (toll-free) |
Mail: Lutheran World Relief - Haiti Earthquake |
P.O. Box 17061 |
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832 |
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Orphan Grain Train -- www.ogt.org
Orphan Grain Train, a Christian humanitarian relief organization headquartered at Norfolk , Nebraska , in cooperation with LCMS World Relief and Human Care will ship 513,216 “Kids Against Hunger” meals (two semi-loads) to Haiti during the week of January 17. Orphan Grain Train is shipping to Haiti both by air and by sea. Other relief shipments are in the planning stage. A semi-load relief shipment sent to Haiti last month arrived January 6 and is being used to respond to the disaster. Each semi-load contains 256,608 meals. Volunteers in Lincoln , Hastings , and Norfolk , Nebraska prepared the “Kids Against Hunger” meal packets. Food distributions are intended for all people in need, regardless of church affiliation.
| Online: https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/OrphanGrainTrain/OnlineDonation.html |
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Mail: Orphan Grain Train - Haiti Earthquake |
PO Box 1466 |
Norfolk, NE 68702-1466 |
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Children's Christian Concerned Society -- www.cccskids.org
CCCS provides scholarships and teachers' salaries for schools in Haiti . The churches and schools have sustained significant damage. Church members have lost their homes. Pastor Dorlus Jonus has been located, but his home has been destroyed. Funds sent to CCCS will help rebuild schools and will help to support students' families and school staffs.
| Online: http://www.cccskids.org/emergencies |
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Mail: Children's Christian Concern Society - Haiti Earthquake |
1000 SW 10 th Ave |
Topeka, KS 66604 -1104 |
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans -- www.thrivent.com
Thrivent Financial has offered to match $1 for every $2 donated by its members up to $1 million. In total, the campaign, called “Helping Haiti,” may generate up to $3 million in earthquake aid. Thrivent Financial's 50-percent match will apply to gifts given by its members through certain Lutheran disaster relief agencies, including LCMS World Relief and Human Care in St. Louis and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) in Baltimore. The matching funds will be spread among four relief entities, including the LCMS and LWR.
Please note that Thrivent provides a $1 for $2 match for funds sent to LCMS WR-HC, LWR and OGT.
| Online: www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti |
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Phone: 800-236-3736 (toll-free) |
When prompted, say "directory," then enter ext. 83003. |
Kansas District Disaster Fund -- www.kslcms.org/ks_disaster/index.htm
The Kansas District Board of Directors has established the Kansas Disaster Fund to help District congregations prepare for and respond to local, national and international disasters. Funds sent to the Kansas District Disaster Fund will assist Kansas congregations who may wish to volunteer in Haiti.
| Online: https://catalog.lcms.org/givenow/Gift_Input.asp?ID=702 |
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Mail: Kansas District LCMS - Haiti Earthquake |
1000 SW 10 th Ave |
Topeka, KS 66604 -1104 |
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If your congregation was not able to attend one of the Spring meetings, I would encourage you to check out the District Web site for two document. One is a Disaster Scenario, which will give you an opportunity to consider how you would respond and how you would want the church at large to respond to a disaster in your community. The other document is a checklist for congregational preparedness. I would encourage a board from your congregation to look at this material, as well as other documents available on the LDR web site, www.LDR.org.
Kansas is not a state where we wonder "if" another disaster is going to hit. The question we ask is "when" will the next disaster hit and "where?" We continue to look for laypeople interested in volunteering to be a being a part of our statewide disaster team. If you have questions or want to volunteer, please contact me.
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Post an emergency number by each phone. Include 911 (or area equivalent), the poison control center, law enforcement and the fire department. Make sure a phone is accessible in each area of the building at all hours.
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Review insurance policies annually. Keep duplicate copies of important church documents off site with photographs and vital records.
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Identify the nearest storm shelter. (Identify whom to contact to help do this.)
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Post clear directions on what to do and where to go in case of a severe storm/tornado warning.Practice evacuation/fire drills.Have a working weather radio or battery-operated radio in an accessible location in the church. Ensure that someone is listening during watches while church functions are in progress.
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Maintain a list of who is assigned to cut off utilities, cover windows and secure loose items inside/outside the building.
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Collect emergency/disaster-preparedness needs such as emergency lights, flashlights, first-aid kits, blankets.Create a prayer/life phone tree of people who will pray and give blood in case of emergency or disaster.
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Check exits: make sure they are marked and/or lit, free of obstruction, locked doors have crash bars; establish evacuation routes on upper floors; have a plan to evacuate handicapped persons.
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Check electrical equipment: mark circuit breakers, cover switches and outlet boxes, ground electrical units; do not overload circuits.
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Check gas equipment: know where gas main is; know where meter shut-off valve and gas wrench are.
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Check fire-fighting equipment: extinguishers should be fully charged, inspected and tagged; they should be appropriate type - for electrical, grease and ordinary fires. Maintain smoke detectors.
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Store chemicals including paint, solvents, cleaning fluids, thinners, toner, propane, toxic or corrosive materials properly.
- What would be
the "first thing" you would want to see your congregation
do before this first morning after is over?
- What would be
one of the "first things" you would want to see local churches
in the area do before this first morning is over?
- In the first 48
hours after the disaster, what response would you like to see from the
larger Lutheran Community (you synod/district, other local Lutheran
congregations, Thrivant and Kansas Lutheran Disaster Response)?
- Before the first
week is over, what issues would arise for your congregation to consider?
How could Kansas Lutheran Disaster Response help? How could other "Lutherans" help in the state? What things would you want to do by yourself and
for yourself? What kind of issues would you think would go beyond your
local congregations ability to address?
- In the first month after, what would be the Spiritual, Emotional, Financial, and Logistical issues that might arise? What support might you anticipate being needed for families of survivors, the injured and their families, those who lost property, those who did not suffer any kind of losses, local businesses and your pastors?6. What other issues might you anticipate in the first year following the disaster and how might the larger Lutheran community of Kansas best respond