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LWF Publication Focuses on Issues That Impede Gender Justice

Symbols of “daily bread” – worship during the LWF Women’s Pre-Assembly in October 2009. © LWF/T. Rakoto

A new LWF publication draws attention to barriers to gender inclusiveness in the Lutheran communion and wider society. "Women's Daily Bread," a special edition of Lutheran World Information, reflects on the reality of women’s search for bodily and spiritual sustenance.

The publication includes voices from the LWF regions, a Bible study, reflections on the nature of communion and liturgical material. More...

"Women's Daily Bread" | LWF Eleventh Assembly theme | Women in Church and Society desk


LWF General Secretary Urges Prayer Following Earthquake in Chile


A man rescues his belongings in Talca, south of Santiago, following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that battered Chile on 27 February 2010. © Reuters/ Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy alertnet

LWF members are showing solidarity with earthquake-struck Chile through letters of support, prayers and resource mobilization.

The LWF Department for World Service is working together with churches and the ACT Alliance to assess the extent of the damage and determine what assistance is needed. More...

LWF Latin America region | Member churches in Chile


New Life Five Years after Tsunami


With help from World Service, fishers Anjappan Kumar, Govindhan Veeramani and Nadukattan Kumar (l to r) have a new lease on life five years after the tsunami in Southeast Asia. © LWF/DWS/LWSI/
Thangavelu Prabu

Thirumullaivasal in India's Tamil Nadu state has changed from post-tsunami graveyard to thriving community in five years’ time thanks to Lutheran World Service India (LWSI).

Partnership in the form of permanent houses, new boats, disaster preparedness training and micro-credit initiatives has given village residents hope and the keys to self-sufficiency. More...

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DWS Provides Rain-Proof Housing in Haiti


A woman builds a temporary home in a camp north of Port-au-Prince. The LWF aims to provide rain-proof shelter for Haitians who lost their homes in the earthquake. © ACT Alliance/Paul Jeffrey

Dry shelter for homeless Haitians facing the arrival of the rainy season is at the top of the LWF Department for World Service’s (DWS) priority list. DWS plans to scale up reconstruction work in Haiti after the initial emergency relief phase, with a particular focus on agricultural recovery.

The relief response from the global Lutheran communion has been overwhelming, underlined DWS Director Rev. Eberhard Hitzler. More...

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LWF Eleventh
Assembly

20 - 27 July 2010
Stuttgart, Germany


2009 Council

22-27 October
Geneva, Switzerland

LWF Publications

"A Reconciling Communion"
– LWF Annual Report 2008

"What Is Enough?" Perspectives on Food Security and Sovereignty – Lutheran World Information (LWI) 05/2009 & LWF Sunday 2009

– LWF Cookbook