WELCA reaches out to moms in need
On May 15, 2005 our Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (WELCA) group gathered in the church lounge for an important project that will have great impact on needy mothers they will never meet. Through Lutheran World Relief (LWR), WELCA sponsored a fun "baby shower" event to assemble layette packages for newborn babies of moms in need in impoverished countries.
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LCR moms doing the work of assembling layette packages.
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In refugee camps, hospitals, and villages around the world, gifts of baby layettes convey a warm welcome to mothers and newborns who have so very little. WELCA packaged 57 layettes and shipped them to LWR
in Maryland where
they will
sent in larger shipments
be
dis
tributed to
the moms who need them. Total number of items:
912 pieces of clothing, blankets, diapers, soap and diaper pins. WOW! What a tremendous outpouring of love from the members of our congregation to women around the world! We want to thank our friends at Thrivent who funded part of the event to make up for items not donated.
For more information about WELCA's ongoing projects, click here
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A total of 57 layette packages, containing some 912 items, were donated and shipped.
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Lutheran World Relief currently serves more than 30 countries in
Africa,
Asia,
Europe,
the
Middle East,
and Central and
South America.
In 2004, LWR shipped a total of 53,400 layette packages around the world.
Other ongoing WELCA projects:
911 Cells Help Abused Women: What to do with that old cell phone? Don’t throw it out! Verizon will reprogram old phones to dial 911 and they will be donated to shelters for abused women. A collection is in the ambulatory.
Eyeglasses for Lions: Have any old eyeglasses lying around? WELCA is collecting them for donation to the National Lion’s Club. A collection is in the ambulatory.
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