​Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, have been hit hard by the global pandemic and natural disasters in 2020.
 
Thanks to your donations, Lutheran Church Charities continues to send emergency relief funds to Haiti through our Haiti Mission Partners towards critical items.
 
The most needed is food for elderly and at risk families, mostly single parent families.
 
Due to a lack of good government financial policies and the international lock downs of COVID-19, inflation has become outrageous. Food that cost $10 US a year ago costs more than $30 now!

The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere experienced its share of struggles in 2020. Already hit hard by the coronavirus, Hurricane Laura in August has wreaked havoc in this small country causing widespread devastation.
 
Thanks to your donations Lutheran Church Charities continues to send emergency relief funds to Haiti through our Haiti Mission Partners towards critical items.
 
The most needed is food for elderly and at risk families, mostly single parent families.
 
Due to a lack of good government financial policies and the international lock downs of COVID-19, inflation has become outrageous. Food that cost $10 US a year ago costs more than $30 now!

Helen Roenfeldt, Mission: Haiti, reports:
 
In the first 2 distributions we gave out food to 150 individuals/families, mostly elderly.
 
The pandemic and political and economic chaos in Haiti effects the elderly most profoundly. Many are past their ability to do work of any kind and if they have family, their resources are stretched beyond limits. We are so grateful for this opportunity to help more than 400 suffering elderly with food packages that will provide them each about 20 meals.

The lady in green asked our Field Director Lophane if the whole bag of food was for her, he said "yes" and she cried as she thanked him, telling him that she had not eaten for 2 days.
 
Thank you so very much for helping us help these precious souls in Haiti. There are many people who would not survive without this kind of assistance.
 
God bless LCC and all it’s wonderful donors!
 
Because of Christ!
Helen Roenfeldt

Please pray for LCC Haiti Mission partners and the Haitians as they recover from yet another disaster.
 
If you are so moved, please donate generously to help LCC support the recovery efforts in Haiti.

Radio in Haiti is a significant source for news, entertainment and information for most Haitians. Many Haitians don’t have electricity, yet alone televisions. Battery operated radios are popular with the majority of people and are listened to, day and night.

Radio Concordia is run by members of the church. Rev. Alex Moise, a recently ordained Pastor and President of the congregation, heads up the station.
 
Besides Alex, Emmanuel Michel, known to many missionaries from the U.S., has an informative Christian talk show on the station.
 
Other members of the church are Christian DJs at the station spreading the Good News both in words and music. Sunday church services are broadcast weekly. Special church events are also broadcast.

Due to a lack of good government financial policies and the international lock downs of COVID-19, inflation has become outrageous. Food that cost $10 US a year ago costs more than $30 now!
 
Your donations make the difference between life and death for many of our Haitian brothers and sisters.
 
Please pray for LCC Haiti Mission partners and the Haitians as they recover from yet another disaster.
 
If you are so moved, please donate generously to help LCC support the recovery efforts in Haiti.

Because of your generous donations LCC was able to send funds to Haiti to buy food for the children we support through a scholarship program.
 
We received pictures and this note from Lophane Laurent.

Already being hit hard by the pandemic, Hurricane Laura has wreaked havoc in Haiti causing widespread devastation, bringing torrential downpours, flooding, power outages, and other damage that killed 21 people.

The combination of wind, driving rain and runoff from the mountains rushing to the sea, damaged and destroyed homes, ruining some possessions and washing many belongs away.
Lutheran Church Charities continues to send emergency relief funds to Haiti through our Haiti Mission Partners towards critical items. Funds are needed to provide emergency food, bottled water, tarps and supplies to patch roofs and walls.

Hurricane Marco & Tropical Storm Laura Flood Towns Causing Devastating Damage and Killing Many

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura passed over Haiti this past weekend flooding roads in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. People were wading waist-deep in muddy water in some of the worst flooding the Haitian capital has seen in years.

The combination of wind, driving rain and runoff from the mountains rushing to the sea, damaged and destroyed homes, ruining some possessions and washing many belongs away.

Tropical Storm Laura is now Hurricane Laura and still threatens lives in Haiti.

Lutheran Church Charities has been in contact with our Haiti Mission Partners to determine the immediate needs. Funds are needed to provide emergency food, bottled water, tarps and supplies to patch roofs and walls.

LCC received the below video from Lophane Laurent, Field Director, as Hurricane Marco unleashed its fury causing torrential downpour.

Haitian authorities reported five deaths so far, including at least two people swept away in flooding and a ten-year old girl crushed when a tree fell on her home.

According to reports, Peligre Dam, a flood-controlling and energy generating hydroelectric plant in the Artibonite River valley in Haiti’s lush agricultural sector, had flooded and was subsequently opened.

"We are in grave danger because when this river overflows it causes major problems. There are people who have children who need to evacuate but they don't have the resources to do that," a man who stood on the bank of the overflowing, muddy river told VOA News. He urged the government to send help immediately.

Please pray for LCC Haiti Mission partners and the Haitians as they recover from yet another disaster. If you are so moved, please donate generously to help LCC support the recovery efforts in Haiti.

Since 2012, LCC has supported the education of students from the tent city in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Public and private education in Haiti costs money - there is NO free education. Our Lutheran schools also charge but are less expensive than the public schools. Last year the school year was interrupted by civil unrest in Haiti and then COVID-19. Our students will be returning to school this fall with online learning, beginning September 7. The cost of online learning has increased the tuition $10; now totaling $50 per month.

COVID-19 and the need for online learning have another consequence. In the past, the children would receive a nutritious daily meal at school. With learning now being done online, those meals will no longer be provided. For many of the children, this is their one meal of the day, without it, they will go hungry.

Please consider sponsoring a child that they may have hope for their future and learn the wonders of the Lord!

Because of your generous support LCC was able to send donations to Haiti to buy food for the students and their families. The need is still great and ongoing, please prayerfully consider continuing your support. We received this picture and email from Laurent Lophane in Haiti.

Blessings to you. I want to thank all of the members of LCC and especially our donors for contributing to buy food for the parents to feed their children. May God continue blessing all of you and your families and your activities.

In Him,

Laurent Lophane

"Tell to the children the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done." (Psalm 78:4)

If so moved, please also consider a donation to provide food for these children and their families.

Haiti is considered the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country and, according to the Portland Press Herald, doesn’t have any resource to fight back the coronavirus epidemic as the virus spreads inside the densely populated nation of roughly 11 million people.

According to the United Nations, some 35% of Haitians lack basic drinking water services and two-thirds have limited or no sanitation services, making it extremely difficult for people to regularly wash their hands as recommended to deter the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, there is the real risk that growing food insecurity will result in famine.

Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) continues to work through our Haiti Mission Partners to send emergency funds to Haiti during the current health crisis.

Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Lutheran Church Charities to continue to send emergency funds to Haiti to help provide food for Haitian adults and children.

Thirty dollars will buy enough rice, oil, maggi, canned fish, spaghetti, and soup to feed one person two meals a day for three weeks.

The people in the picture are either Pastors or principals from each of the schools Haitian Lutheran Mission Project supports. Most of the teachers are only making $100 for three months of teaching. With help from LCC donors, Haitian Lutheran Mission Project hopes to be able to increase their pay to $150 each quarter for the next school year as they cannot get by on what they now earn.

Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) continues to work through our Haiti Mission Partners to send emergency funds to Haiti during the current pandemic crisis.
 
LCC was contacted by Susan Gross from Haitian Lutheran Mission Project (HLMP) to help raise funds to increase the teachers' salaries in Haiti.
 
The people in the picture are either Pastors or principals from each of the schools Haitian Lutheran Mission Project supports. Most of the teachers are only making $100 for three months of teaching. With help from LCC donors, Haitian Lutheran Mission Project hopes to be able to increase their pay to $150 each quarter for the next school year as they cannot get by on what they now earn.
 
"I want to thank those of you who continue to help the HLMP pay the 49 teachers who depend on us to feed their families. We do have to remember that God is still in control and he will not abandon those who are faithful," shares Susan.
 
Susan received the below email from our friend Lophane who made the trip to Jeremie to pay the teachers for their last three months of teaching.

"Blessings to you my sister. I am just home after my trip to Jeremie. All the principals say thank you for this miracle, because the teachers were really in need. Everything is very expensive. Thanks a lot in their name. Please thank everyone who helped to pay the teachers. Have a great day sister and may God bless you and your family. Stay safe and healthy and strong."
 
Lophane

Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Lutheran Church Charities to provide funds for teachers' salaries in Haiti so that they are able to feed their families.