With mobile clinics for detecting breast cancer and managing diabetes, the Augusta Victoria Hospital brings quality health care closer to people in the West Bank. Its advantage: trust and close relationships with the patients; its biggest…
On his first visit as LWF President, Bishop Henrik Stubkjær witnessed the multi-faceted work of the two largest churches in the global Lutheran communion
LWF World Service staff have attended high-level donor conferences for the Sudan response and the complex crisis is Ethiopia. In the Ethiopia donor conference, LWF Country Representative Sophie Gebreyes brought a field perspective to the…
Cancer patients from Gaza constantly face two challenges: a life-threatening disease and fear for their loved ones back home. LWI spoke to some of the patients during a visit to the Augusta Victoria Hospital
The LWF General Secretary Rev Dr Anne Burghardt visited Jerusalem and the West Bank, witnessing firsthand the impact of the current conflict on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and the LWF Jerusalem program.
In this Voices from the Communion, Bishop Azar talks about the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Palestinian Christians, diaconal work, and how to preach hope during times of war.
LWF and partners condemn the killing of aid workers in Gaza and call for an immediate ceasefire, as well as for the lifting of all restrictions that prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid to a population in desperate need.
