Contact: ELCA Disaster Response

To request resources
Contact Augsburg Fortress to request resources with ISBNs (800.328.4648 or www.augsburgfortress.org/
elcahunger.

Resource questions?
Contact hunger@elca.org or ddr@elca.org.

Mailing address and general telephone number
ELCA Disaster Response 8765 West Higgins Road Chicago, IL 60631 Telephone: 800/638-3522 To reach any of the staff members below by telephone, call 800/638-3522 and ask for that person by name.
Domestic Disaster Response (DDR)	International Disaster Response (IDR)
Acting DDR Director Rev. Kevin Massey kevin.massey@elca.org DDR Communication Michael Nevergall michael.nevergall@elca.org	IDR Director Belletech Deressa belletech.deressa@elca.org IDR Communication Y. Franklin Ishida franklin.ishida@elca.org
ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal
Appeal Director Kathryn Sime kathryn.sime@elca.org Appeal Communication Sue Edison-Swift sue.edison-swift@elca.org

Widespread Flooding in the Midwest - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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U.S. Tornadoes - Spring 2008 - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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Myanmar Cyclone and World Food Crisis - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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International Disaster Alert: Bangladesh, Mexico, Zimbabwe - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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Southern California wildfires - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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U.S. Summer Flooding - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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"A Season of Hope" - Reproducible bulletin insert
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"Middle East Crisis" - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
▪ English version (PDF or Word DOC)

Downloadable Disaster Response graphics available for use in your congregation.

Download Lutherans Respond: A progress report on the response to the 2005 hurricanes

Worship and other resources related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for use in your congregation and communities.

Go to www.imageevent.com/4ldr to see and use, with noted photo credit, Hurricane Katrina and Rita images. Contact ELCA Domestic Disaster Response communications if you have photos of Lutheran Disaster Response in action that you are willing to share with others.

The earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, struck under the sea in north Sumatra, Indonesia. It was the strongest earthquake in the world in 40 years. Explore resources related to the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.

"Beyond Tsunami: Lutherans Respond" - MOSAIC Television, a 30-minute VHS or DVD.

"What a Relief!" - Over Spring Break '06, nearly 1,100 college students participated in the first-ever Lutheran Disaster Response alternative spring break. They lived and worked for a week in locations all along the Gulf Coast as part of the long-term recovery efforts from the 2005 hurricane season.

“Mama P” - A video related to the 2004 Tsunami in southern Asia.

ELCA Domestic Disaster Response and Lutheran Disaster Response are seeking new ways to expand ministry in your area. Find out more about the application procedures (and download the application) related to disaster preparedness programming.