Sharing God’s Hope and Healing
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE CYCLE OF DISASTER
Since 1973, we have remained grounded in our mission to share God’s hope, healing and renewal with people impacted by disasters. We recognize that every disaster is local and that community leaders and organizations are best equipped to address needs following a disaster. We accompany partners worldwide across the disaster cycle—response, recovery, mitigation and preparedness—providing financial support, technical assistance, advocacy and networking. This work is relational: we stand with communities, congregations, and synods, social ministry partners, community-based organizations, tribal nations, companion churches and ecumenical partners.
Through the faithful work of our network, the Community of Practice, LDR is a trusted and dependable partner. We work with everyone and stay as long as needed, often for years. Key work includes providing emotional and spiritual care for affected people and leaders who respond, assisting communities holistically to meet varied needs, promoting disaster risk reduction by helping communities mitigate impacts through stronger infrastructure and preparedness planning and providing long-term recovery by addressing unmet needs months or years after a disaster strikes.