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A choir of the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Ethiopia. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: A vibrant Lutheran church with 9.3 million faithful
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4 Feb 2019
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4 Feb 2019
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Visiting LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and his team join EECMY church leaders in a meeting with members of the Hundedo self-help group in Hadiya, on 31 January. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: Symbols of Hope help rebuild lives of young people
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1 Feb 2019
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1 Feb 2019
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Mexican Lutheran Church Pastor President Rev. Roberto Trejo Haager. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Mexican Lutheran church leader shares his vision of a healing community of believers
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1 Feb 2019
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1 Feb 2019
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Bhagwati Tamang lays bricks in Jogimara village in central Nepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015. Following the disaster, the LWF worked jointly with Islamic Relief Worldwide and other partners to provide shelter in remote villages where thousands lost homes and livelihoods. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT
LWF highlights value of interfaith collaboration with the United Nations
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31 Jan 2019
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31 Jan 2019
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A father carries his baby at the Aguas Calientes border post between Honduras and Guatemala, close to a military roadblock. No undocumented migrant was allowed out of Honduras or into Guatemala, and anyone with an arrest warrant on either side of the border was taken into custody. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
LWF in Honduras offers alternatives to migration
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31 Jan 2019
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31 Jan 2019
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Photo by Chris Slupski on Unsplash
LWF condemns stifling of democracy in Venezuela
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29 Jan 2019
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29 Jan 2019
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A young South Sudanese refugee eats porridge in Northern Uganda. Photos:LWF/Uganda
Uganda: Life-saving interventions for babies and mothers
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24 Jan 2019
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24 Jan 2019
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A congregation of new LWF member church the United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod meets in Santiago de Cuba. The church has more female ordained leaders than male. Photo: United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod
New LWF member: United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod
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23 Jan 2019
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23 Jan 2019
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Participating in the e-mobility pilot project, from left: Jan Westphal (director, Horizonte gGmbH Altenburg), Dietmar Wiegand (deputy head, Altenburger Land church district), Rev. Christian Sparsbrod ( Rudolstadt-Saalfeld church district) and Rev. Jens Bechtloff ( Kindelbrück pastorate) with the new cars. Photo: EKM/Diana Steinbauer
Speed limit, electric cars and a forest towards a climate-friendly church
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23 Jan 2019
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23 Jan 2019
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