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Pastor President Adita Torres Lescano of the Lutheran Church of Peru. Photo: LWF/P.Cuyatti

LWF sends condolences to church in Peru over loss of leader

Pastor President Adita Torres Lescano “walked with many”

(LWI) - Recalling the faithful and caring pilgrimage of Pastor President Adita Torres Lescano who died on Monday 10 August, the Lutheran World Federation has expressed deep…

General secretary of the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar, Rev Martin Lalthangliana. Photo: FLCM

Myanmar: Churches engaged in humanitarian aid

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Martin Lalthangliana

(LWI) - Working together to transform the lives of people adversely affected by political and economic strife, and recently a health pandemic, the Federation of Lutheran Churches in…

The LWF team in Northern Iraq distributed food aid to vulnerable families in Summel District in Dohuk Governorate. To respond to #COVID19, the government has issued movement restrictions and other measures which impact on the livelihood of many families. Photo: LWF Iraq

World Humanitarian Day: maintaining hope, in times of crisis

Talk about the mental health of aid workers, LWF World Service director says

(LWI) - “In the past months, we have seen cases of stress, anxiety and burn-out among our staff.” Maria Immonen, director of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…

Belarus: Praying for peace and stability

Lutheran Church works for peace, calls for prayers and support of the Lutheran communion

GRODNO, Belarus/GENEVA (LWI) – “Our Lutheran Church is located in the city center. Together with the Orthodox and Catholic brothers and sisters, we…

The crew of the Sea-Watch 4 meeting on deck the evening before the ship headed for the central Mediterranean off the Libyan coast. Photo: epd-bild/Thomas Lohnes

Professional rescuers and volunteers team up

German sea rescue ship starts its first mission

(LWI) - The sea rescue vessel Sea-Watch 4 has departed on its first mission in the Mediterranean. The ship left the Spanish port of Burriana on 15 August and has reached the search and…

Mary Philip is Associate Professor for Lutheran Global Theology and Mission at the Martin Luther University College, Canada. One of her areas of expertise is Environmental Theology and Ecojustice. Photo: Mary Philip

Embracing sustainable practices and values

Voices from the Communion: Dr. Mary Philip, Canada

(LWI) – “We cannot go back to what was normal,” says Mary Philip, Associate Professor for Lutheran Global…

The Womenâs Skills Training Center of Huria Kristen Indonesia (HKI) helps low-income and at-risk women find ways to increase family income through sewing. Photo: BLK HKI/Rumah Eco-Theology

Economic independence, spiritual gifts: breaking the chain of COVID-19

The Indonesian Christian Church women’s center design and produce LWF branded face masks

(LWI) – “Because of the economic situation, people do not come to make dresses,” explains the house wife who participates in the skills training…

The Lutheran Church in Chile organized food distribution to help people who had lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: ILCH

COVID-19: Challenged to a new spiritual language and more efficient diakonia

Dealing with the pandemic in the Lutheran Church in Chile

(LWI) - The Lutheran Church in Chile (ILCH) has responded to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by switching from in-…

Regional Lutheran communion institute offers churches free online courses. Photo: Julia M Cameron

LAC institute offers free online courses to strengthen church witness and service

Regional Sustainability Institute promotes innovative learning to build churches’ capacity

(LWI) – Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and other regions can now access a series of free online courses in Portuguese, Spanish…

ULS students wait in line to receive the LWF food kits, which contained enough or a household of 4 or five people to last about 3 weeks. Photo: LWF/ Z. Urbina

El Salvador: LWF supports students affected by cyclone “Amanda”

LWF food aid a life line after double disaster hits Central America

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Program in Central America supported scholarship students of the Salvadoran Lutheran University with food and hygiene kits, to…

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