The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan brings Christmas greetings to churches in the Lutheran communion and invites them to continue in the commitment to provide refuge to those who are marginalized, displaced and persecuted throughout the world.

“Our call is to provide refuge from violence and poverty, shelter in the storms, and shade from the heat,” says the LWF president in his 2012 Christmas greeting.

LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan Video Christmas Greeting 2012

From the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Old City Jerusalem, the President of the Lutheran World Federation Bishop Munib A. Younan, gives a message of peace and reconciliation at a time of continued, challenging circumstances in an occupied land.

Producer: The Lutheran World Federation

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