Chad Hosts over 420,000 Refugees from Neighboring Countries
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has contributed non-food items to support 18,000 Sudanese refugees under the care of the United Nations High Commissioner for…
Christian and Muslim Scholars Strive for a Definition of Secularity
(LWI) – Churches and mosques are just one way for religion to occupy space, says Rev. Dr Mitri Raheb from Bethlehem, Palestine, as he describes an everyday…
(LWI) – To strengthen and encourage Lutheran identity in a secular society was one of the main objectives of a visit to Estonia by Rev. Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…
Lutheran Churches Support Villagers’ Struggle to Protect Rain Forests
(LWI) - Villagers from Pandumaan in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia have been harvesting and preserving benzoin from one of the last untouched rain forests in…
(LWI) - “We are not used to fetching water from a borehole,” says 25-year old Sara Tarakila. With many others, she is waiting at one of the boreholes in the Nyumanzi refugee…
Appointments of Ms Maria Immonen and Mr Michael Hyden
(LWI) – The LWF Department for World Service (DWS) is enhancing its capacity for humanitarian and development aid by appointing two new members of staff, reflecting on a new…
Lutheran Churches Seek Additional Assistance for Vulnerable Households
(LWI) – It is looking green again in many parts of Namibia, thanks to heavy rainfall after a prolonged period of drought, and some farmers have started planting their…
