The movement to end female genital mutilation
by Rosemarie Doucette, an ELCA delegate to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women There was an awesome energy last week at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women! Clearly times are changing for the better as...
Thanks be to God at CSW57
by Hayley Bang, an ELCA delegate to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women The day before attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, I read a news article that stated in 2012 one South Korean...
“I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me”
by Candace L. Strand, an ELCA delegate to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.” As I reflect upon my life as an...
Eliminating violence against women is God’s work
by Mary Hansen-Joyce, ELCA seminarian and delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women I am honored and pleased to submit my thoughts and impressions about the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Four...
Bringing a message home
Maria Murerwa is a young adult delegate from the ELCA to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. Click here or the picture above to listen to Maria share insights from her experience at the...
Many Stories, One Voice
by Joanna Hertzog, ELCA seminarian and delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women I came to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women with my own stories of the way violence and abuse has...
One prayer
Linda Forsberg is an ELCA pastor and a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women this week. The Commission on the Status of Women is an annual gathering that seeks to evaluate progress on gender equality....
Maria, a nurturer
By Sarah Dreier, Legislative Representative of International Policy for the ELCA and The Episcopal Church Maria spoke very little English, and I speak no Korean. But the wisdom that shone in Maria’s eye instantly inspired my trust. So I climbed...
Moments of clarity
By Dustin Wright, intern, Lutheran Office for World Community Having interned here at the United Nations with the Lutheran Office for World Community for almost six months, my friends frequently ask what an average day is like. I usually respond...
A Commandment of Love
By Jesse McClain, student at California Lutheran University He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?...