The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and its partner agencies offer many different ways for people to get involved with the relief efforts in Haiti. Follow the links on the right to learn more about the agencies and their efforts.

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Housing for Haiti
The Haitian rainy season has arrived, making daily living even more miserable for homeless children, teens, adults, and families who are sleeping on the muddy ground or in ramshackle little shelters. LCMS World Relief and Human Care reports that an estimated 1.2 million Haitians are homeless and living on the streets. Our Synod is providing ongoing shelter, medical, and food supplies to help ease the suffering of these people. However, the needs are staggering according to relief agencies.

Shelter continues to be an urgent issue for the homeless masses in and around the Haitian capital of Port au Prince. The picture below shows the average shelter, which is not water-tight, causing problems during the rainy season. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti, a partner church of the LCMS, is asking for our help in providing tents to the people. Orphan Grain Train of Norfolk, Nebraska, has made arrangements to purchase sturdy 10 x 20 foot, steel-framed, poly-covered tents with double-zippered entrance that sleep ten people for $250 a piece. Orphan Grain Train would assume the responsibility of getting these tents to Haiti and placing them with families needing shelter if the congregations and schools of the Nebraska District provide the funds for the tents.

Would it be possible for your congregation or school to provide one or more tents? Ten families from your congregation providing $25 each can purchase a tent to provide shelter for 10 homeless Haitians. How many tents can the families of your congregation provide? Please share this opportunity with the members of your congregation and encourage them to prayerfully consider being involved. This would also be a great mission project for your Sunday school, youth group, confirmation class, or day school classes.

Congregations, schools, and individuals wishing to contribute to this important project are encouraged to send their tax-deductible donations to Orphan Grain Train at: Orphan Grain Train, PO Box 1466, Norfolk, NE 68702-1466.  Click here to download a convenient form to print and mail with your gift. Gifts may be sent securely online via their online giving page.  More information on online donations is available on the Orphan Grain Train website, http://www.ogt.org/index.php/help/cash_donations. Donations are to be made by May 1.