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LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Unexpected joy during an unprecedented Christmas

LWF President Musa shared LWF’s 2020 Christmas Message

(LWI) – In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise…

Ukrainian refugee woman Alona looks at supplies at one of the aid workersâ stands at Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona, her 1.5-year-old son, and her mother arrived from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from the capital city Kyiv. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Hungary: Mobilizing support for Ukrainian refugees

“I am proud of the people of my church,” says Bishop Fabiny

(LWI) – Since Russian troops launched their invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Hungary has seen more than 200,000 refugees cross its border from Ukraine by 8 March, seeking…

Emmanuel, a Nigerian student who fled from Ukraine and has been welcomed in Budapest by staff and students at the Theological Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary. All photos: LWF/A. Hillert

Ukraine: “One minute we’re in school, the next we’re running for our lives”

Nigerians fleeing Ukraine welcomed by students and faculty of Hungary’s Theological Institute

(LWI) - In Budapest, the Theological Institute of The Evangelical Lutheran…

A teacher with her student. The Saturday school helps integrate refugee children into Hungarian schools, while maintaining their identity. Photo: ELCH

Hungarian Lutherans teach the language, foster integration

ELCH "Saturday school" builds connections between Ukrainian refugees and their hosts

(LWI)— For many students, weekends offer a much-needed break from school, but for the 30 students in the Saturday School of the…