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Costa Rican church ordains committed woman evangelist Teresa Guadamuz A commitment to bring hope and transformation in community
A digital LWI The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) information bulletin Lutheran World Information, (LWI) has been published since 1946.
Brazilian Lutheran leader calls for dialogue to safeguard democracy Catholic-Lutheran document offers guidelines to local situation
Protect human rights defenders in Honduras (LWI) – Churches and other organizations in Latin America are intensifying calls for action to protect human rights workers in Honduras, following
New farming techniques improve income for remote Laotian communities LWF project enables people to take control of their future
God’s compassionate embrace "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)
Interfaith collaboration can reduce gender inequality Religious fundamentalism threatens sustainable development
Drilling deep to bring water to refugees from Burundi (LWI) - Already exhausted, Burundian refugee Hatungaimana Justina gave birth in the Mtendeli refugee camp in west Tanzania days after arriving ther
"If we ever get out of here." Follow the lives of three refugees in the Kakuma refugee camp, northwest Kenya, in this documentary by the