LCC Disaster Response Deploys to Kansas to Help Families with Tornado Recovery

Last week, Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response and Donna Williams, Northeast Kansas District Disaster Response Coordinator, met in Basehor, Kansas with Pastor Jason Boetcher from Trinity Family in Faith and Pastor Robert Weinkauf from Risen Savior Lutheran Churches. LCC gave financial assistance to Pastor Boetcher to begin helping families with immediate needs. Your donations are needed to help families who have devastating home and property damage.

The group also discussed how Lutheran Early Response Teams (LERT) from Kansas and Northern Illinois Districts could work together to help those affected by an EF-4 tornado that went through Linwood and Bonner Springs. Lutheran Church Charities will be working in Kansas by invitation and support of Kansas District Disaster Response leaders the week of June 16 – 22, 2019. 

LCC chainsaw LERT team members with heavy equipment will work with the Northeast Kansas District LERT teams out of Trinity Family in Faith. There have been several sites assessed that are in need of the advanced chainsaw skills and equipment that LCC LERT teams can bring. Many trees are twisted and broken, or have potential hanging branches, known as “widow makers,” that only a lift can reach on homeowners’ properties.

Homeowners have been told that chainsaw teams and equipment from other states in the area will be available the week of June 16 to do as much work as possible. They are appreciative of any assistance that can be given to them.

Please keep all of the tornado and flood impacted communities throughout the Midwest in your prayers, including all LCC Disaster Response volunteers and staff as we deploy to Kansas.
 
Please consider a donation to the LCC Disaster Response Fund or LCC Equipment Maintenance and Fuel Expense Fund, so that we may continue to show the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.

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