Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami

One year later

View this interactive anniversary update,
a snapshot of how your gifts to ELCA Disaster Response: Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami have been at work. | Download PDF Format

ELCA's response:

Photo Credit: ACT/CWS/Takeshi The ELCA has an expansive network of global companions through which it engages in relief and rehabilitation following major international disasters. Our church’s ongoing relationships – both Lutheran and ecumenical – enable us to engage swiftly and effectively to communities in need, as they recover from disasters like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. We are working very closely with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Lutheran World Federation, and Church World Service in providing direct assistance to survivors of this disaster .

Your great generosity means that this church, our partners and our companions in Japan will be able to carry out all the work they have planned. Our plans are fully funded. There are not enough words to express our gratitude for your generosity. Thank you.

For more detailed information on your church’s response please read the following four situation reports:

Japan Situation Report #1, March 18, 2011
Japan Situation Report #2, March 25, 2011
Japan Situation Report #3, April 01, 2011
Japan Situation Report #4, April 11, 2011 (final situation report)

What you can do:

Pray:

For some examples of prayers you can include in your worship and personal prayer life please use the ELCA Worship resource: Prayers for Earthquakes and Tsunamis | en español

Study and Share:

As you follow the situation in secular media, please check out these other resources for stories of how the ELCA and its partners are engaging in the situation.

Disaster Response Blog
Downloadable Bulletins:

March 2012 - one year later
March 11, 2011 - english | en español
March 18, 2011 - english

Give:

As we all know, disasters can strike without warning, and for this reason, ELCA Disaster Response maintains a general fund that can be put to work immediately, wherever it’s needed. Undesignated gifts to ELCA Disaster Response will make it possible for our response to future disasters to be as fast and effective as our response was in Japan.

You may provide support in the following ways:

Give by phone at 800-638-3522
Donate online
Send checks to:
     ELCA Disaster Response
     39330 Treasury Center
     Chicago, IL 60694

Thank you for your prayerful consideration.

^{Image Credits: (top right) ELCA 3/2011
(middle left) ACT/CWS/Takeshi 4/2011}