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Lutheran Homes of Michigan has responded by having four teams of 6-8 employees volunteer to travel to Biloxi so that the residents of this facility can return to their home. For eight weeks, LHM staff will help hurricane victims "come home". "Our entire organization felt a desire to help this sister member," states David M. Gehm, President and CEO of LHM. "We quickly focused on the logistics of sending teams of 6-8 persons for two-week stints to Biloxi as long as there was a need." Lutheran Homes of Michigan and Seashore Retirement Community are both members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). As members, they are "mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need. The first team found they wear several "hats" throughout the work day from preparing meals to simple maintenance as well as assisting with social activities. In just a few days they came to know and grow attached to the residents. Between the Southern hospitality and warm reception, the team members felt very much appreciated.
Read their weekly journals. See them in action through their photographs. Just click on the links below to view each team's journal entries and photos as they become available.
Hurricane Relief
Hurricane Relief
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This is it! This is where
Being able to respond to the need of helping seniors in need, especially those affected by the hurricanes, is awesome. Our response has thrilled the men and women who reside at Seashore Retirement Community, it has inspired their limited staff, and has been inspiring to our “Michigan volunteers” (as they call themselves). From December 29, 2005 through February 22, 2006, Lutheran Homes of Michigan staff will be leaving their own home and families so that they can continue to make a difference in the lives of these frail elders who just want to be home. What an awesome gift they are sharing! I am proud that Lutheran Homes of Michigan can help in this very real and very needed way. Please care about the issues and services that impact individuals, especially seniors in need. I’m sure that your heart has been touched by the extent of destruction and displacement caused by the hurricanes. Your care + compassion can also intersect with this ministry opportunity to help seniors, hurricane victims, and an agency similar to ours that is making a difference in the lives of others. Please consider donating now by check or credit card on line by clicking here or by mailing a check to:
Lutheran Homes of Michigan Great things can be accomplished when God’s blessings + your compassion + Lutheran Homes of Michigan intersect. Ministry + mission + action. Your generous gift means so much to Lutheran Homes of Michigan, seniors in need, and our ability to make a difference in the lives of our frail elderly. Thank you for helping us bring hope to others.
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December
2005: Lutheran Homes of Michigan received a call from the director
of an assisted living care facility for seniors (Seashore Retirement
Community, a program of 
"This
has been a truly wonderful experience for us - being able to open
our Assisted Living Facility," states Mike Mahan, Executive
Director of Seashore Retirement Community. He continues by adding,
"The positive attitudes of the LHM team are incredible and
hopefully will have a lasting effect on the lives of the people that
they have touched during the past weeks. Thanks to you [Lutheran
Homes of Michigan] for sending the teams to us."
Hurricane
Relief Team 4