What I Found In Lomas

Meet a remarkable woman who helped protect her community in Mexico from an outbreak of swine flu. See http://blogs.elca.org/hungerrumblings

Natural Disasters In Asia

Widespread flooding in India
Second typhoon hits the Philippines
Earthquake-triggered tsunami in Samoan Islands
Earthquakes threaten lives in Indonesia

See www.elca.org/disaster

Join Operation Thanks-Giving!

Make and send “I’m thankful for you” cards to your sponsored missionaries and other service personnel connected to you and your congregation. Engage in a random act of thankfulness and send “I’m thankful for you” cards for Global Mission Support to distribute among ELCA missionaries. 
See www.elca.org/handinhand

All I Want For Christmas Is...A Goat?!?!

With ELCA Good Gifts you can give a goat to help a hungry family, support a missionary, and much more.  Give an ELCA Good Gift in honor of a loved one this Christmas. Shop the catalog online at or order a catalog from http://www.augsburgfortress.org/store (order code:  ITEM001394)

Living The Difference In Palestine

Learn about a normal day in Palestine for a young woman from Michigan.
See www.elca.org/stories click on Outreach.

Teachers Needed In Slovakia

Teach in a bilingual junior/senior high school August 2010 to June 2011. Primary need is for English teachers, plus other subjects (science, math, geography, etc.) on a limited basis. B.A. required. Relevant degree or some teaching experience preferred. See www.elca.org/globalserve and click “Search...” on the right, then search the database. 
Contact Sonya.Lindquist to apply.

Change, Not Chains Campaign

For only 40 cents per U.S. resident, Congress could cancel the debt of up to 24 impoverished countries.
Get involved and spread the word. 

Mission Grants Available

The Deaconess Community invites you to enter into a covenant relationship to work on mission projects, including those in other countries. Mre information, including the process for making a grant proposal,