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Image Bishop Azar and EEC Executive Director Simon Awad plant trees in the COVID-19: “Tree of Life” initiative launched by Palestinian bishop A commemoration of COVID-19 victims (LWI) - “2834 souls have left behind tears, pain and memories; loved ones snatched away by the COVID-19 virus,” said Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of…
Image Patients receive Dialysis treatment at the Augusta Victoria Hospital. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert. LWF welcomes plans for restoration of U.S. assistance for East Jerusalem hospitals “Support for critical and life-saving work” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes plans for the restoration of U.S. funding to the Palestinians, which will include much needed support for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network…
Image 28 February 2020 photo of East Jerusalem. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert LWF sends condolences to DCA/NCA after family members killed in Gaza airstrikes “Violence must end, civilians must be protected” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has sent condolences to DanChurchAid (DCA) and Norwegian…
Image The Environmental Education Center (EEC) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) educates youth to be stewards of creation through learning programs and practical activities such as planting olive trees. Photo: EEC Palestine: Teaching youth how to care for the earth Strengthening the young generation for climate justice advocacy through empowerment and practice (LWI) - The Environmental Education Center (EEC) of…
Image Attorney Scarlet Bishara is a judge in the Ecclesiastical Court of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) and a member of the ELCJHL Church of the Reformation at Beit Jala. Photo: LWF/Ben Gray Palestine: Women trust a woman judge to “understand them” Voices from the Communion: Judge Scarlet Bishara talks about her presence on the Lutheran Ecclesiastical Court (LWI) - As the first woman in the Middle East serving as a judge on the church Ecclesiastical Court which governs family…
