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Haiti: preparing for a busy hurricane season LWF equips communities with disaster risk reduction strategies
Germany: Expressing Lutheranism through music and song Voices from the Communion: Uwe Steinmetz, jazz musician and composer
Reflecting together on leadership in the Lutheran communion LWF hosts sixth seminar for newly-elected church leaders
Six months in: Continued support needed for Ukraine “Great hospitality and solidarity” by Lutheran churches
Madagascar: Volunteers put their faith, gifts and talents into community development Solidarity that “lightens everyone’s burden”
Reformed churches: theology in the service of justice Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, WCRC Acting General Secretary, reflects on urgency of ecumenical action for a just world
Communicating faith through radio and podcasts Church communicators from the Lutheran communion talk audio
Colombia: "God shows no favoritism among people" Voices from the Communion: Elizabeth Arciniegas, Gender Justice coordinator, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia
Porvoo: Lutherans, Anglicans growing in common faith Finnish Bishop Matti Repo attended the Lambeth Conference as co-chair of the ecumenical Porvoo group
United States: LWF’s gratitude for ELCA’s witness and encouragement to seek unity LWF’s greetings to Churchwide Assembly