Category: News
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Personal Notes from Haiti
Hait Notes: It is 5:00 a.m. here in Port Au Prince. A still photographer, Paul Jeffrey and I are driving out to the city center this morning to do some filming in good light. I am staying at the Haiti offices of the Lutheran World Federation. It is a large house converted into offices in…
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Blankets for Haiti’s Dissabled
Caring for people with disabilities is a priority for Church World Service and the Act Alliance as Haiti rebuilds following the January 2010 earthquake.
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Act Alliance Supports Haiti’s Homeless
Tent cities have sprung up across Port Au Prince following the January 2010 earthquake. In one settlement, ACT Alliance provides tents, drinking water and children’s programs.
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Lauvanus Greets Lutheran World Federation
Pastor Livenson Lauvanus, President of the Lutheran Church of Haiti brings a greeting to the Lutheran World Federation following the January 2010 earthquake. I recorded Pastor Lauvanus in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, January 21. Pastor Lauvanus was in Florida on business when the earthquake struck Haiti. For more visit: Lutheran Disaster Response
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Room at the Inn
Every December my friend Susan Greeley and her husband Jeff King orchestrate a public display of Susan’s amazing nativity collection. The event is hosted by St. Matthew Center for Health, a senior health care provider in Park Ridge, Illinois. Susan’s collection includes more than 350 nativity scenes from around the word including displays from Peru,…
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Acholi Return to Farming with LWF Support
The Lutheran World Federation is helping thousands of Acholi farmers return to traditional village life following 22 years of rebel warfare and child abduction in Northern Uganda.
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Ready to Forgive: An African Story of Grace
Ready to Forgive: An African Story of Grace 10/18/2009 Vision and Values – ABC Presented by the National Council of Churches USA; Produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Beginning October 18 through December, 2009, ABC stations across the US will be airing a documentary I produced about forgiveness. Even though the Acholi people…
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Iraqi Voices Amplification Project
I am excited to announce that on October 1st, I leave with a group of artists for a three week trip through Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Even better, I want you to come with us! As part of the Iraqi Voices Amplification Project, Intersections International has brought together a delegation of creative artists, for a…