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Image Constructing hurricane and earthquake resistant homes is part of LWF Haiti’s long-term recovery projects that compliment disaster risk reduction efforts. Photo: LWF Haiti Haiti: preparing for a busy hurricane season LWF equips communities with disaster risk reduction strategies
Image German musician and composer Uwe Steinmetz. Photo: Andreas Schoelzel Germany: Expressing Lutheranism through music and song Voices from the Communion: Uwe Steinmetz, jazz musician and composer
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Image Elizabeth Arciniegas of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia, a coordinator of the Women and Gender Justice Network for Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo: IELCO Colombia: "God shows no favoritism among people" Voices from the Communion: Elizabeth Arciniegas, Gender Justice coordinator, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia
Image Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, President of The Lutheran World Federation, addressed the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America during its Churchwide Assembly, 8-12 August. Photo: ELCA United States: LWF’s gratitude for ELCA’s witness and encouragement to seek unity LWF’s greetings to Churchwide Assembly
Image AVH senior management and ground management staff including: Dr Hani Abdeen, Badiah Bajali, Dr Yousef Hamamreh, Alex Kuttab, AVH CEO Dr Fadi Atrash, ELCJHL Bishop Sani-Ibrahim Azar and LWF Country Representative in Jerusalem Sieglinde Weinbrenner. Photo: AVH/Arine Rinawi AVH: funds allow hospital to continue life-saving work Augusta Victoria Hospital announces quality services can continue following recent U.S and E.U payments
Image Rokiya Begum and Rofiq Ahmed’s family of eight is one of thousands of Rohingya families that fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar for safety and continue to need support. LWF World Service provides humanitarian and livelihood programs to assist displaced families. Photo: RDRS Bangladesh Bangladesh: Living in displacement, the life of a Rohingya family “We fled for our lives […] We now have shelter, clothes, food, cooking ingredients and all other things”
Image Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby with LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and LWF Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations Prof. Dirk Lange. Photo: Lambeth Conferenc/Richard Washbrooke Walking a new path together towards Christian unity LWF General Secretary addresses Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops on challenges of ecumenical journey
Image Church service and blessing of participants during the LAC regional workshop for climate justice in El Salvador. Photo: LWF/LAC LAC: Member churches advocating for climate justice together Workshop strengthens advocacy through exchange and collaboration
