Lutheran Disaster Response > Spiritual & Emotional Care

Caring for the affected

The Lutheran Disaster Response Mission Statement reads:  "To demonstrate Christ's compassion for people by promoting hope, healing, and wholeness for disaster survivors." A vital component of this holistic care is the spiritual and emotional well-being of those affected. There are many ways in which LDR offers Spiritual and Emotional Care to survivors of disaster, meeting them in their journey towards recovery.

 

Lutheran Disaster Response Chaplain Network LDR is proud to announce the formation of the LDR Chaplain Network, a team of trained and certified disaster chaplains able to be directly deployed into disaster-affected regions.  [more]

For Children Lutheran Disaster Response has a special concern for the spiritual well-being and emotional care of children in disaster. We support programs that assist children recovering from the experience of a disaster.  [more]

New Every Day Devotional Guide LDR has a new resource for disaster survivors, titled New Every Day. The devotional guide is a collection of 40 devotions meant to meet survivors where they need help. Request a copy through Augsburg Fortress.

Light Our Way Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disaster This NVOAD resource on Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disaster is not intended to be one more training manual or another “how to” book for disaster response. Our intention is to encourage standards of best practice for all of us, whether we care for children, give spiritual counsel, help survivors sort through the remains of their home, or answer phones at a call-in center.  Download Light our Way.

Tips on Spiritual Care for Volunteers Volunteers actively provide spiritual care for those they help, both in the work that they do and through simply listening. But some volunteers are initially uncomfortable in this ministry. Learn ways to provide this care effectively.