Despite poor roads and mechanical problems, one of three trucks car- rying relief items from the National Council of Churches in the Philippines/ ACT Alliance finally makes it to the district of Hernani after a six-hour journey. In this district, the storm killed at least 65 people and destroyed about 2,000 homes. Nearly all income sources were affected, with 60 fishing boats wrecked and crop and coconut plantations destroyed. It will take at least 12 months to restore the har- vests. Until then, church leaders say they expect people to suffer hunger.
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Lutherans are there for typhoon-wrecked Philippines
L
utherans went to work imme- diately after Typhoon Haiyan caused massive destruction
across the central islands of the Phil- ippines. The ELCA’s Lutheran Disas- ter Relief provided $1 million to Lutheran World Relief for survivors. More than a month after the storm, Lutherans and their ecumenical part- ners were continuing to assess needs and provide for urgent necessities like clean water, food, shelter kits, cooking supplies and medicine. Because the storm’s 235 mph
winds, torrential rains and up to 45-foot waves destroyed more than 1 million homes and displaced more
What can you do?
• Learn more at
www.elca.org/disaster. • Pray for peace and healing for those affected by the typhoon, as well as for strength and understanding for the volunteers and organizations helping with recovery. • Give to Lutheran Disaster Response, PO Box 71764, Chicago, IL 60694- 1764; 800-638-3522; or
www.elca.org/disaster. One hundred percent of gifts designated for “Pacific Typhoon Response” will be used to help people whose lives and livelihoods were impacted.
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than 3 million people, the rebuild- ing process will need to be accompa- nied by development help and cash for work programs (such as debris removal) that help people work, eat and care for their families. To address survivor needs, the
ELCA works with many partners, including LWR, which has skills and capacity in the Philippines; the Lutheran Church in the Philippines; the Lutheran World Federation; and ACT Alliance, an ecumenical global partnership. Beyond the immediate Lutheran
response to the tragedy in the Phil- ippines, the church is learning more
about standing with victims of extreme weather events, said Vitaly Vorona, program director for ELCA international disaster response. “This disaster has taught us to affirm our commitment and resources to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the Philippines and other disaster-prone countries,” Vorona said.
Based on reports from Lutheran
Disaster Response, Lutheran World Relief and ACT Alliance.
w • More than 13 million people By the numbers ere affected by Typhoon Hai-
yan, which struck the Philip- pines Nov. 8.
t• 5,000 reported dead (at press-
• 13 million people affected. • 3.4 million people displaced.
ime 1,613 were still missing).
• $1 million in assistance from Lutheran Disaster Response.
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