ELCA World Hunger News - Bess Sproul

I have had questions about how to help globally, since the USAID program has been cut. I received the following from Doreen Rinas, Chair of the New England Synod World Hunger Team. Thank you for your generosity!

With USAID funds to Augusta Victoria Hospital having been cut, our donations to ELCA World Hunger are especially needed to continue serving this Lutheran World Federation (LWF) medical facility. Its specialties include comprehensive cancer and diabetes care, kidney care, skilled nursing and long-term care. Our contributions to ELCA World Hunger have helped to provide:

• Medical supplies for both Augusta Victoria Hospital staff so they can continue working in Gaza
• Accommodation and food for both hospital staff so they can continue working, and also for patients and families unable to return home
• Mental health support and trauma-healing interventions
• Immediate needs for those displaced throughout the region, including food, water, clothing, shelter and household supplies

Doctors at Augusta Victoria Hospital told ELCA staff that its quick and immediate response to the hospital’s urgent need for aid not only helped provide critical supplies, but also made them feel that “the world had not forgotten them.”

Our donations to ELCA World Hunger make a “world of difference” to people in need at Augusta Victoria Hospital serving 5 million Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza. We can contribute to ELCA World Hunger through Trinity Lutheran Church, with ELCA World Hunger in the memo line, through The New England Synod, PO Box 901, Worcester MA 01613-0901 or directly through ELCA World Hunger, PO Box 1809, Merrifield VA 22116-8009.