[DistUpd] Important Update on Haiti Relief

[District Updates]

Greetings in the name of our gracious heavenly Father!

The following two pieces of information came in after the Email Update was sent this morning. Because of the time sensitive nature of the information, I wanted to share it with you right away. Thank you for helping spread this information on relief efforts with your congregation members and others.

Lutherans in Medical Missions/LCMS World Relief and Human Care Teams to go to Haiti
Another LCMS World Relief and Human Care team is forming to go into Haiti in the next week or two--one as early as next Tuesday.  Please register on the World Relief and Human Care site at www.lcms.org/mercyteams<http://www.lcms.org/mercyteams> and also send an email to mercymedical at lcms.org<mailto:mercymedical at lcms.org> (and copy limm at limm.org<mailto:limm at limm.org>) and tell your availability for service, what your specialty is, and experience you may have had in previous overseas and triage situations such as this.

You must have a valid passport ready, and typhoid, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B series are recommended. If you have the series, you may consider a booster, especially for typhoid. You will need to take malaria prophylaxis as well. The conditions may be spartan and difficult, so team members must be in good health. General practice docs, surgeons, and ER personnel are especially needed. Please also let LIMM know if you are planning to serve in Haiti as a result of this email notification. If you have any questions, please send a note to limm at limm.org<mailto:limm at limm.org>.



Bulletin Insert on Thrivent Matching Gift Opportunity
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members who want to make a financial contribution to support disaster response efforts in Haiti can have their donations to one of four Lutheran relief agencies multiplied by the fraternal benefit society. The attached bulletin insert helps share this information with the members of your congregation. The information is also listed below. Please help get this word out to your members.

To participate, visit www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti<http://www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti> and make a contribution to one of the following:
Lutheran World Relief
ELCA Disaster Response
LCMS World Relief/Human Care
WELS Committee on Relief

Thrivent Financial will add $1 to every $2 its members donate, up to a total Thrivent Financial contribution of $1 million. That means a potential of $3 million or more to support relief efforts: $2 million + from its members and $1 million added by Thrivent Financial.

For questions or alternative ways to donate through this program, please call 800-236-3736. When promoted, say "directory" and enter ext. 83003.


Thank you for your help in spreading this important information through your congregations.

Nichole Hetz
Nebraska District LCMS
Director of Communications
1-888-643-2961
nicholeh at ndlcms.org<mailto:nicholeh at ndlcms.org>
www.ndlcms.org<http://www.ndlcms.org/>

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