Lutheran Church leaders have sought assistance in order to make rice, clothing, and medical care available to people living in refugee camps. Checks may be sent to LCMS World Relief, P.O. Box 66861, St. Louis, MO 63166-9810. Back to Top LCMS World Relief Helps Repair Damage to India School Sanyakuppam School is operated by the India Evangelical Lutheran Church and serves children from the poor community in Ambur, Southern India. An electrical fire that destroyed part of the school in March placed the education of its nearly 400 pupils in jeopardy. LCMS World Relief's partnership with the India Evangelical Lutheran Church has also resulted in projects to provide medical services, clean well water and community and economic development.
Additional articles provide insight into the state of food security the world over.
Copious statistics detailing economic, nutrition and health conditions on every continent may be found in the report's appendices. The Bread for the World Institute is an education and research organization supported by LCMS World Relief. The Institute's affiliate organization, Bread for the World, works as an advocate in the United States Congress for people touched by poverty and hunger. An estimated 12.4 million children orphaned by AIDS . . . 94 percent of the total of AIDS orphans in the world . .