Pastors Zelda Cossa and Rosa Rafael speak of new hope and dedication

MAPUTO, Mozambique/GENEVA, 30 June 2017 - Amid worldwide commemorations of 500 years of the Reformation, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique (IELM) recently…

Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan

(LWI) - For the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), South Sudan has proven the most challenging country in terms of safety and security in the past year. As the…

“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”

(LWI) - On World Humanitarian Day, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) calls for a better protection of humanitarian…

LWF stands in solidarity and prayer with communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggling to cope with severest storm in a decade

(LWI) - Churches in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe are calling for support and prayers in response…

LWF team says “most displaced people are still in holding centers”

(LWI) –The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is working with its international and local partners in Mozambique to secure clean water sources, provide shelter construction…

LUCSA youth discuss LWF’s priorities for youth

(LWI) - Youth from 15 member churches of the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa (LUCSA) have identified climate change and gender-based violence (GBV) as…

LWF restores water pumps, provides emergency shelter to villagers who lost everything

(LWI) - Located in Mozambique’s central province of Manica, Sussundenga District, Dombé region was one of the worst hit areas following the 14 March…

World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting

(LWI) - How can the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) respond better to emergencies and to the long term development needs of the world’s most vulnerable…

Sarah Ewoi, Kenya, receives refugees from South Sudan

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(LWI) - 46-year-old Sarah Ewoi is a mother of 4, working for the Lutheran World Federation – World Service at the Nadapal Transit Centre in Kenya. The…

A volunteer from Nepal shares her story on World Humanitarian Day

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(LWI) - When Amrita Rai was just nine years old, she was forced to flee her home in Bhutan and travel to Nepal, where she grew up surrounded by…