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Gorgya Paols, 63, receives a LWF food voucher, entitling her to a carton of food that will last a month. Despite the violence she fled in 2005 and the worsening situation since the ISIS insurgency, her single wish is for peace in Iraq. Photo: LWF/S. Cox
Advent in Northern Iraq – 2nd Advent: Peace
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9 Dec 2014
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9 Dec 2014
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Five year old Vian Shara stands in the crowd at an LWF distribution of food in Northern Iraq. The girl has a kidney condition and needs special treatment. Photo: LWF/ S. Cox
Advent in Northern Iraq – 1st Advent: Love
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5 Dec 2014
5 Dec 2014
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A young boy collects buckets for washing and water transport at the LWF distribution point in Leitchuor camp. Photo: LWF Ethiopia/ Heidi Lehto
Ethiopia: Focus on Hygiene in Flooded Camps
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5 Dec 2014
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5 Dec 2014
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General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge at the LWF Council Meeting in Medan, Indonesia, June 2014. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
Diaconal and theological work belong together
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4 Dec 2014
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  • Churches
4 Dec 2014
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A young boy doing his homework in Yida refugee camp, South Sudan. Photo: LWF/ M. Hyden
Universal Children’s Day
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20 Nov 2014
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  • Justice
20 Nov 2014
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ELCI Dean Heiner A. Bludau speaks at the LWF European regions’ conference. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus
European Lutherans Express Solidarity with Italian Church for ‘Welcoming the Stranger’
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31 Oct 2014
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31 Oct 2014
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Rev. Martin Junge visiting one of LWF/DWS Haiti projects. Photo: LWF/DWS Haiti
LWF Haiti Program Continues Projects to Promote Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection after 2010 Earthquake
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31 Oct 2014
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  • Governance
31 Oct 2014
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Non-food items being readied for distribution to Kakuma residents affected by the flooding. Photo: LWF/DWS Kenya-Djibouti
LWF Emergency Assistance to Refugees in Kenya’s Flooded Kakuma Camp
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29 Oct 2014
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29 Oct 2014
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LWF assisting in the distribution of winter clothes sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria in Khanki camp, Northern Iraq. Photo: LWF Iraq
Concern for Iraqi Refugees as Cold Season Approaches
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24 Oct 2014
  • Humanitarian
24 Oct 2014
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