Briefing at UELCI office on January 15 and de-briefing on January 19. The United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI) is a communion of 11 Lutheran churches in India. Double click on the image to get the full resolution for download. Please sign the guestbook at the end of each album. Permission is granted to use the photos, with photo credit, for Evangelical Lutheran Church in America purposes, or in conjunction with an ELCA reference. For the trip blog, plus links to articles, news releases, video interviews, and more, go to www.walkingletter.blogspot.com Questions? See www.elca.org/disaster or contact Sue Edison-Swift at sue.edisonswift@elca.org
Date(s): January 15 and 19. Album by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA. Photos by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA. 1 - 39 of 39 Total.
enlarge 55KB, 640x426 1 DSC 0518 Chennai, India. The UELCI tsunami response strategy map.
enlarge 53KB, 640x426 2 DSC 0512 Chennai, India. UELCI staff briefed the delegation.
enlarge 36KB, 640x427 3 DSC 0513 Chennai, India. At the delegation briefing Rafael brought letters of greeting and concern from the ELCA and the ELCIC.
enlarge 54KB, 639x426 4 DSC 0519 Chennai, India. UELCI staff sprang into immediate action after the tsunami, dividing up into teams to engage in relief efforts in the various affected communities.
enlarge 60KB, 640x426 5 DSC 0522 Chennai, India. UELCI staff sprang into immediate action after the tsunami, dividing up into teams to engage in relief efforts in the various affected communities.
enlarge 55KB, 640x426 6 DSC 0524 The Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, Executive Secretary, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 7 DSC 0525 The Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, Executive Secretary, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI).
enlarge 52KB, 640x426 8 DSC 0526 The Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, Executive Secretary, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI). There are 11 church bodies in the UELCI communion.
enlarge 53KB, 640x426 9 DSC 0527 The Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, Executive Secretary, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI). They refer to themselves as "A communion of Churches in the Midst of Struggles." The struggles: poverty, injustice, gender inequity, and Dalit oppression.
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enlarge 41KB, 426x640 11 DSC 0529 The Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, General Secretary of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, points out the three Lutheran Churches affected by the tsunami: Arcot Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church. These are three of the 11 church bodies that comprise the UELCI.
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 12 DSC 0531 The Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, General Secretary of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, points out the three Lutheran Churches affected by the tsunami: Arcot Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church. These are three of the 11 church bodies that comprise the UELCI. Briefing at UELCI office in Chennai, India (1/15/05). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA
enlarge 42KB, 640x426 13 DSC 0535 A truck waits at the UELCI office to carry bags full of cooking vessels to distribute to tsunami survivors. "Dignity in Disaster" is an important theme for the UELCI and its partners. For the first days the survivors appreciated cooked food, within a week they wanted to cook their own food from distributed rations. Eventually, they will want the means to restore their livelihood--the ability to fish, for example. Briefing at UELCI office in Chennai, India (1/15/05). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA
enlarge 56KB, 640x426 14 DSC 0540 A truck waits at the UELCI office to carry bags full of these cooking vessels to distribute to tsunami survivors. "Dignity in Disaster" is an important theme for the UELCI and its partners. For the first days the survivors appreciated cooked food, within a week they wanted to cook their own food from distributed rations. Eventually, they will want the means to restore their livelihood--the ability to fish, for example. Briefing at UELCI office in Chennai, India (1/15/05). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA
enlarge 33KB, 640x426 15 DSC 0541 Ms. Vidhya Rani, Secretary, Women's Desk, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. We ask her, "What do you pray for?" She replies: "I pray for the peace to the extent that every human being--including the men--would be treated as human beings, created by the creator in the image of God." ELCA delegation briefing at UELCI office in Chennai, India (1/15/05). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA
enlarge 36KB, 640x426 16 DSC 0544 Ms. Vidhya Rani, Secretary, Women's Desk, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, helped the women's fellowship organizations set up food-distribution centers within 24 hours after the tsunami. ELCA delegation briefing at UELCI office in Chennai, India (1/15/05). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA
enlarge 65KB, 640x426 17 DSC 0550 Chennai, India, 1/16/05. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 67KB, 640x426 18 DSC 0553 Chennai, India. There are three ACT (Action by Churches Together) operational partners in India: United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI), Lutheran World Service in India, and Churches Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA). Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
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enlarge 51KB, 640x427 20 DSC 1065 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. The Rev. Rafael Malpica, ELCA (left); Dr. K. Rajaratnam, UELCI; the Rev. Chandran Paul Martin, UELCI. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 47KB, 640x427 21 DSC 1067 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Rev. S. Ragagambeeram, Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church (left); The Rev. Fred Rajan, ELCA; Dr. K. M. Simamprasad, UELCI. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 55KB, 640x426 22 DSC 1068 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Dr. K. M. Simamprasad, UELCI (left); The Rev. David Miller, ELCA; Raja Gerald, UELCI; Vidhya Rani, UELCI. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 23 DSC 1072 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 51KB, 426x640 24 DSC 1079 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Dr. K. Rajaratnam at age 86 is considered "the Ghandi" of the UELCI. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 49KB, 640x426 25 DSC 1084 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Rafael, Rajaratnam, Fred. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
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enlarge 44KB, 640x426 27 DSC 1088 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Rafael and Rajaratnam. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 44KB, 639x426 28 DSC 1089 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Rafael and Rajaratnam. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
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enlarge 33KB, 426x640 32 DSC 1096b Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Daniel Chelliah, LWR. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 58KB, 640x426 33 DSC 1100 Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, India. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 37KB, 426x640 34 DSC 1102 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Dr. G. Raja Gerald, Secretary, Youth Desk, UELCI. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
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enlarge 39KB, 426x640 36 DSC 1104 Debriefing at UELCI office, Chennai, India; 1/19/2005. Dr. G. Raja Gerald, Secretary, Youth Desk, UELCI. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
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enlarge 80KB, 426x640 38 DSC 1106 Students of the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College decorated for Pongul. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
enlarge 73KB, 426x640 39 DSC 1107 Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, India. Photo by Sue Edison-Swift/ELCA.
