(LWI) – The floods which swept his crops away and wreaked havoc in his village took Ganga Bahadur Bhujel, 58, by surprise: “We never had a flood like this before. We took it for granted…
LWF General Secretary’s greeting to CEC General Assembly
(LWI) - “The Lutheran World Federation gives thanks for good contacts and cooperation with the Conference of European Churches and looks forward to discern together how to continue…
LWF Vice-President delivers keynote address at CEC Assembly
(LWI) - “Witness is about healing, even in situations where we are forced to resist, to question, to argue; even when the message of the gospel leads us into controversy,” said…
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is ensuring that agencies mount a coordinated response to the emergency caused by volcanic eruptions in Guatemala at the beginning of June. Food,…
TEDx talk from Kakuma refugee camp highlights talents and contributions of refugees
(LWI) - “When you move from a war zone, and come to a secure place like Kakuma, you have really gone far,” said Mary Maker, a teacher in Kakuma refugee…
Tools and market access for fishermen in war-torn South Sudan
(LWI) - For Kur Kuany (32) from the Sudd, a vast swamp surrounding the Nile River in South Sudan, there are not many options in life. The father of two can either fight in one…
Gratitude for compassion and solidarity of member churches
(LWI) “Refugees don’t leave their homeland because they want to. They leave because otherwise their lives are in danger,” says Rev Dr Martin Junge, general secretary of The…
(LWI) – “Freely you have received, freely give” (Mt 10:8) is the theme of the first full meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council which takes place in Geneva from 28 June to 2…