I’ve received several requests from people asking how they might respond to the crisis in Ukraine.
In general, financial gifts are most appreciated and more easily managed than gifts-in-kind. Some groups that were initially asking for gifts-in-kind have been overwhelmed and have stopped receiving such donations.
Financial Gifts:
- An ELCA church in Wisconsin is matching all gifts to Lutheran World Relief made between now and March 15. The link to give is here: https://tinyurl.com/yc8aaz8k
- Lutheran World Federation is collecting monetary donations to go towards basic necessities: https://tinyurl.com/3zpdb52r
- Lutheran Disaster Response coordinates with Lutheran World Federation and Church World Service: https://tinyurl.com/4h8hyyep
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service https://www.lirs.org/ukraine-crisis?fbclid=IwAR2Ighc3718tuHoyetvv2G8V0fN2F9PdmJeMzjjfLyXECRJ_bridsI3lQkE
Education:
- For on-the-ground updates from the Lutheran church in Ukraine, follow the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gelcukraine
- An article from yesterday about how our Lutheran church partners in Europe (Poland, Hungary are responding to the crisis: https://tinyurl.com/f2m4z4xy
Prayer Support:
- On Wednesdays in Lent (beginning March 9), our sanctuary will be open for prayer from 6-7:00 PM for anyone who’d like to pray. We will have some prayer suggestions/helps. It’ll be open to anyone in the community as well.
In Christ,
Pastor Jen