The area within the Indiana-Kentucky Mission Territory that was damaged by severe storms, including tornadoes of historic proportions, is large. Ranging from southwestern to southeastern Indiana and from west central to eastern Kentucky, the loss of life, livelihood, and property is great.
As of the morning of Monday March 5, information that we have received suggests that few ELCA congregations or members were directly affected by the storms. Their neighbors, friends and family members were, of course, and are now sifting through the rubble in search of resurrection and new life. Many of our congregations in the area have begun to gather resources of various sorts and to reach out into their neighborhoods and surrounding communities with the compassionate care of Christ.
What Can You Do?
Pray. To know that folks are praying for them and standing with them in this time of trauma gives those in the affected areas hope and comfort, both victims and responders alike.
Donate to Lutheran Disaster Response/ELCA Disaster Response with the designation "Spring Storms 2012": http://www.elca.org/disaster or http://www.ldr.org. All disaster responders recommend sending money as the most helpful thing persons or churches can do in the immediate aftermath of such disasters. Many times donations of materials move too slowly or end up in the wrong place.
As other needs and opportunities to address them continue to emerge, Indiana-Kentucky Synod staff will do their best to communicate this information to leaders and congregations of the synod.
~from the IK Synod newsletter
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