LCMS Atlantic District President Rev. Dr. David H. Benke, left, blesses the new Kenneth and Karen Ko Hope and a Prayer Center by the Sea in Far Rockaway, N.Y., on Oct. 29, the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Vicar Tom Cusanelli, right, will serve as the coordinator of the center that will provide services such as pastoral care, counseling, rental assistance, after-school programs, literacy training and food programs to the largely low-income and high-crime neighborhood. (Doug Ross)
