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Driver Anita Rana Magar faced angry crowds and landsides during a relief mission. Photo: LWF/ L. de Vries
LWF Nepal staff put personal troubles aside to help earthquake victims
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3 Jun 2015
  • Humanitarian
3 Jun 2015
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Burundians arrive at the congested Tanzania port of Kagunga. Photo:LWF Burundi
Burundi refugees in Tanzania receive assistance from the LWF
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29 May 2015
  • Humanitarian
29 May 2015
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Punya Prasad Dangal lost his mother and granddaughter in the massive April 25 earthquake in Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal
ACT Alliance model village for earthquake relief created in Nepal
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28 May 2015
  • Humanitarian
28 May 2015
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Emmanuel Abraham, when he was one of the five co-chairs of the Marangu 1955 conference. Photo: LWF Archives
At the age of 102, Marangu 1955 delegate reminds African Lutherans of unity of purpose
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28 May 2015
  • Communion
28 May 2015
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Bishop Medardo Gómez, right, watches theologian Pablo Richard greet Rev. Vilma Rodríguez from the Salvadoran Lutheran Church, who took part in the beatification of assassinated Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero. Photo: R. Menjivar
Salvadoran Catholic Archbishop Romero: a friend and a great ecumenist
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28 May 2015
  • Unity
28 May 2015
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LWF Council member Ms Titi Malik and LWF President Bishop Munib A. Younan plant a commemorative tree for the 60th anniversary of the first Lutheran conference in Marangu. Photo: LWF/Tsion Alemayehu
Assurance of solidarity in the LWF communion of churches
news
26 May 2015
  • Communion
26 May 2015
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Bishop Younan (fourth from right) stands among Lutheran leaders welcoming a group of young Lutherans who climbed Mt Kilimanjaro. He told worshippers at the close of the Marangu conference that the challenge for Lutherans was to empower African Christians to more fully contextualize the gospel. Photo: LWF/Tsion Alemayehu
Africa’s spiritual gifts enrich the global church
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26 May 2015
  • Communion
  • Governance
26 May 2015
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Lutheran women take to the airwaves in Moshi, Tanzania, with a message that women's rights must be upheld. Photo: LWF/Tsion Alemayehu
Support from church leaders critical for "gender justice integration"
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24 May 2015
  • Communion
  • Gender
24 May 2015
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Bishop Malasusa, centre, with members of the LWF Council
Malasusa: Challenges in Africa need special attention from Lutherans
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23 May 2015
  • Communion
  • Churches
23 May 2015
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