by KYW's Nancy Griffin
Tuesday marked a National Day of Remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and many Lutherans in Southeastern Pennsylvania were among the millions taking part in services around the region.
A year has come and gone since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina but Bob Fisher of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says their resolve to serve the victims of the Gulf is unwavering:
"On this National Day of Remembrance for the survivors. Lutherans are in prayer. We are in this for the long-haul. We've already sent $25 million and thousands of volunteers, from the Philadelphia area."
Mary-Ann Gleason is one of them:
"It was really a personal response for me -- in thinking about what Christ sacrificed (and who he was) to everyone of Christian faith. The things that I helped with were removing trash, delivering meals and also just visiting with the people there who needed to know that people up here care.”
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