World Water Day 2023
March 22 marks the 31st annual World Water Day, a United Nations observance to celebrate the progress the world has made in providing access to clean, safe water for all and to remember how far we have to go as...
40 Days of Giving 2023: Week Four
Session 4 — Psalm 23 ‘“You prepare a table before me.” —Psalm 23:5 The community of Cataño, Puerto Rico, is vibrant, with residents talented in music, art and sports, yet it also faces a number of challenges. According to the...
40 Days of Giving 2023: Week Three
Session 3 — Psalm 95 “For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” —Psalm 95:3 Let’s get this out of the way: Psalm 95 is a weird psalm. It’s so odd, in fact, that...
Nourishing community and cultivating joy in Federal Way, Wash.
Light of Grace Lutheran Church’s story If you visit the Saturday-morning farmers market in Federal Way, Wash., you might see Kay (Kyong Yon) Mattingly smiling and dancing with her friends from Dasom Bi-Cultural Cooperation, a ministry of Light of Grace...
40 Days of Giving 2023: Week Two
Session 2 — Psalm 121 “My help comes from the Lord.” —Psalm 121:2 Just over two years ago, after decades of working, Susan became disabled. “I was newly poor and relatively terrified,” she wrote. “With literally everything stripped from the...
40 Days of Giving 2023: Week One
Session 1 — Psalm 32 “You are a hiding place for me.” —Psalm 32:7 Psalm 32 is a fitting way to begin the season of Lent. The season has most commonly been understood through the centuries as a time...
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving: Introduction
Dear friends, Welcome to the season of Lent and to ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving! These 40 days are a season to reflect and remember, to look forward and ahead. During Lent we journey with the Hebrews in...
Welcome New Staff!
ELCA World Hunger is excited to announce the addition of a new staff member, Everdith Landrau. Read more about her below! Hi everyone, my name is Everdith Landrau, also known as Evie, and I am delighted to join the ELCA...
Kojo, James and Esther: Stories from the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in decades. Through the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), ELCA World Hunger is working in the Kakuma region in Kenya alongside the local government to help build the capacity of families to...
[New!] LifeLines Fall 2022
ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response have always been intricately connected, but in recent months global events have reminded us again just how vital the work of God through these shared ministries is for communities around the world. The...