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Image Bringing water and life to the Turkana people at Nakururum and Lokwamur in Kenya. #WorldWaterDay Photo: ALWS / H. Wikstrom When water comes to life Australian Lutheran World Service Community Action Manager Jonathan Krause reflects on the importance of providing clean water Here in Australia, we know how to “do” weather. Our northern parts sometimes receive a year’s rainfall in a…
Image LWF President Bishop Younan meets LCA Bishop Dr John Henderson. Photo: LCA/Rosie Schefe Transforming the World through Education LWF President Younan Lauds Australian Lutheran Church Schools BRISBANE, Australia/GENEVA, 2 October 2013 (LWI) - Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has told Lutheran educators from across…
Image Asian church leaders gathered to discuss differences and commonalities across Lutheran churches of the Asia region. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano Embracing differences in multi-faceted Asia Lutheran identity acknowledges solidarity amidst suffering (LWI) - If there is no one common Lutheran identity in multi-faceted Asia, what unites the various Lutheran expressions across the continent? Asian theologians acknowledge…
Image Archbishop Christopher Prowse of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and LCA Bishop John Henderson have signed a joint statement issued to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Photo: Ben Macmahon An opportunity to talk about God in new ways Australian Lutherans and Catholics issue joint statement on Reformation anniversary (LWI) – Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Australia marked the 500th anniversary of the launching of the Reformation by pledging to renew the church…
Image Clients and staff of South Australiaâs Lutheran Disability Service joined hundreds of participants taking part in a âWalk My Wayâ fundraising event through the Barossa Valley on 1 May. All photos: ALWS Australians ‘Walk My Way’ to support refugee children Lutheran schools and churches join fundraising walk to help LWF bring education to thousands of African children (LWI) - Thousands of refugee children in East Africa will be able to attend school and get a better start in life thanks to…
