Although I am young in academia, participating in the COP 22 climate conference in Morocco in November 2016, was an opportunity to engage with the issue of climate change as part of the international community. Out of the several meetings and…
LWF Youth Secretary, Caroline Bader, and LWF Council member/Director ELCA World Hunger, Mikka McCracken, examine the ways in which LWF youth can shape the Sustainable Development Goals
Women and Youth delegates from the three African sub-regions, the Lutheran Communion Central and West Africa (LUCCEA), the Lutheran Communion in Central East Africa (LUCCWA) and the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa (LUCSA) gathered in…
The literal translation of the name of the refugee camp is “Nowhere”. The Kakuma camp was meant to be temporary one, a place to shelter the “lost boys”, former child soldiers from South Sudan. It has become a town of about 200,000 inhabitants…
The Lutheran World Federation’s Women in Church and Society attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held annually at the UN headquarters in New York. This year’s…
We left Iceland in a snowstorm and when we landed in Addis Ababa it was 30°C ! We were driven to the Radio Voice of the Gospel (RVOG) headquarters, where the entire staff was gathered in festive mood.
“…the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go…
The Youth Pre-Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation has brought together 106 individuals from 45 countries. From my perspective, I see this first bit of time together as each person in the room becoming aware of each other and what gifts that…
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