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Nepal: LWF responds to earthquake in Karnali district LWF is responding to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Karnali district in Western Nepal on 3 November.
Bishop Azar: Keeping hope alive in the Holy Land The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land says the biggest challenge is to accompany families who live in fear for th
Former LWF General Secretary Ishmael Noko at 80 The first African Doctor of Theology in his home church in Zimbabwe and the first LWF General Secretary from the global south. Rev.
A friendly hand for communities in need LWF General Secretary Anne Burghardt witnesses the work of accompaniment and support that the church and the World Service program in Honduras are
Witnessing to the Gospel, with a call for social justice LWF General Secretary Burghardt visits Central America to listen, see and learn from the witness of LWF member churches and the LWF Central America
Working for women and girls’ rights in Malawi An ecumenical human rights advocacy training in Geneva helps those working for gender justice in countries like Malawi to learn new skills and disc
Canada: Present-day pilgrim in vice president role In this Voices from the Communion we hear from Rev.
Advocacy training for women’s rights defenders A training week in Geneva for women and men working in gender justice advocacy in different parts of the world to help them connect local to global
Lutherans worldwide join prayer for peace in Israel and Palestine Lutheran churches worldwide are heeding a unified call for peace prayers in Israel and Palestine on 17 October.
“A catastrophe is imminent” Dr Fadi Atrash, the head of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, talks about how the war in the region affects patients from Gaza and t
Poland: Holiday camps for Ukrainian refugee children In the tranquil settings of the Polish countryside, 177 Ukrainian child refugees found a brief sanctuary and a break from the war.