The Poor People’s Campaign: A Time for Lutheran Action
This post originally appeared on the ELCA Advocacy blog. You can subscribe to the ELCA Advocacy blog by following the link. On Monday, May 14, 2018, people of faith and low-wage workers gathered in Washington, D.C. and more than...
World Malaria Day 2018 – Updates from the Field
From 2011 to 2015, the ELCA Malaria Campaign raised both awareness about malaria and gifts to support companion churches and partners in fourteen countries to combat this disease. These gifts continue to support projects in countries faced with the...
With Women in Power, Malaria Doesn’t Stand a Chance – A Report from Zimbabwe
It is easy to think of malaria prevention as simply providing mosquito nets for prevention and medicine to those who have fallen ill. I have to confess, I’ve lived in Africa and had malaria on three different occasions, and...
Field Report: Literacy in Malawi
Last week, ELCA World Hunger and ELCA Global Mission staff visited with companions in Malawi, learning more about the great work local volunteers and leaders are doing with support from ELCA World Hunger. Below, David Mills, the program director...
Field Report: Supporting Local Efforts in Malawi
This week, ELCA World Hunger and ELCA Global Mission staff are visiting with companions in Malawi, learning more about the great work local volunteers and leaders are doing with support from ELCA World Hunger. Below, David Mills, the program director...
Reflection on the United Nations’ 62nd Commission on the Status of Women
In March 2018, the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) brought together leaders from around the world. Established in 1946, the CSW is the principal international intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality...
Welcome New Staff!
The ELCA World Hunger team welcomed three new colleagues to the team in the last few months! Jenny Ackerman, Coordinator for Network Engagement Hello! My name is Jenny Ackerman, and I am excited to be joining the ELCA World...
Burying the Alleluia for Lent
After a lifetime of Sundays, worship can seem so rote, so mechanical. Sermon lessons blend together, and we can float through liturgy on autopilot. But as I was reminded this weekend, once in a while something as simple as...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Like Matthew 25
37Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed...
A New VBS for 2018!
It’s hard to believe, but summer is just around the corner, and ELCA World Hunger is happy to announce that “God’s Good Creation,” our new Vacation Bible School program for 2018, is now available! “God’s Good Creation” is a...