Seeking Conviviality

Influx Increases Diakonia Work for Lutheran-led Ecumenical Program

JÄRVENPÄÄ, Finland/GENEVA, 22 December 2011 (LWI) – People seeking a better life flock to the autonomous province of Vojvodina in the Republic of Serbia.

It is the most prosperous region of the country, but it has experienced economic woes since the end of the Yugoslav federation.

David Lin: “We Provide a Spiritual Home for the People”

JARVENPAA, Finland/GENEVA, 15 December 2011 (LWI) – David Lin advises Chinese migrants in Britain from a London church, but when he was growing up in Hong Kong during the 1960s he was not a Christian.

Going to an Anglican primary school first and then a Roman Catholic secondary school he attended Bible studies and was interested in the books of the apostles.

Lutherans in Europe Discuss Faithful Response to Neighbors

JARVENPAA, Finland/GENEVA, 14 December 2011 (LWI) – In Finland snow provides light in the dark days of the Christmas season.

Lutherans from different parts of Europe who converged on Helsinki for a three-day workshop on re-forming community diakonia in the region were reminded of this important aspect of snow for Finns.

Community Diakonia as Response to Economic Insecurity

GENEVA, 6 December 2011 (LWI) – A group of Lutherans from different parts of Europe is converging on Helsinki for a three-day workshop on re-forming community diakonia in the region.