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Image #BringBackOurGirls! Photo: LWF/C. Kästner Join Hands and Pray Together: Bring Back Our Girls! By Rev. Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt We are in prayers and thoughts with the young women and their families, crying out: #BringBackOurGirls! A voice was heard in Ramah, a lament with bitter weeping-- Rachel weeping for her…
Image How can religions wisely build peace in our societies? The Lutheran World Federation organized its first interfaith “Peace Messengers Training” in September 2017. The participants gained skills and tools on advocacy,…
Image LWF Communion Office staff says LWF Communion Joins in Prayer for Abducted School Girls Special Prayers and Fasting in Nigerian Congregations (LWI) – The call and prayer for the 276 abducted Nigerian school girls has been shared by member churches…
Image A group of women participants at MLCâs jubilee. Photo: MLC Precious in God’s Eyes 16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…
Image LWF Communion Prayer in Solidarity with Churches and Communities Affected by the Ebola Crisis The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling on churches throughout the Lutheran communion to join in prayers on Sunday, 28 September, and stand
Image Worship in African Contexts of Holism and Crisis The publication explores four specific questions: What, from an African perspective, is worship?