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To: [log in to unmask] Dear Christian brothers and sisters, Lutheran Disaster Response is responding to two days of torrential rain that caused significant flooding last week in southeast Wisconsin. Most severely affected are Sheboygan and Milwaukee counties. In the Sheboygan area, hundreds of people were evacuated, approximately 200 houses have been damaged, and there were two fatalities. LDR is coordinating relief efforts through Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of Wisconsin (Ms. Lois Schroeder, LDR disaster coordinator), along with the Greater Milwaukee Synod (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and the South Wisconsin District (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod). They will be working closely together to assess immediate needs. There have been no reports of damage to any ELCA congregations, although two LCMS congregations received some damage, and individual members may well have been affected. At present we do not have information on when, how, or even if volunteers will be helpful in this situation. We will keep you posted on this as quickly as information becomes available. Emergency disaster grants will be provided as specific needs are assessed. You can help by sending contributions to the ELCA Domestic Disaster Response Fund, P.O. Box #71764, Chicago, Illinois 60694-1764. Remember in your prayers the people of southeast Wisconsin -- and many others across our country -- who suffer from the severity of recent summer storms and their terrible aftermath. In Christ, Gil Furst GILBERT B. FURST (written on Fri, Aug 14, 1998, at 10:55 am) Director, ELCA Domestic Disaster Response (Division for Church in Society), Lutheran Disaster Response (A cooperative ministry of the ELCA and LCMS) 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago 60631 PHONE: 773-380-2822 FAX: 773-380-2493 Visit our website: www.elca.org/dcs/disaster