Posted in Africa, Church, LWF, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Youth, Youth participation on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, 17 young people stood in front of the LWF Council in Arusha and read the following message:
“A household in a remote village outside of Arusha in Olokii Parish enjoys electric lights provided by a solar panel, allowing them to finish schoolwork and household chores after dark. A woman cares for her cow, ensuring her [...]
Posted in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Carribean, Middle East, North America, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, UN, Youth, Youth participation on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, Francis and I went to the Presentation of the World Youth Report 2007. For the main website of LWF (www.lutheranworld.org) I put together a formal report. Here is it:
“There has never been a generation that was more likely to volunteer and be involved in community causes than this one,” said Patience W. Stephens, the [...]
Posted in LWF, Poverty on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
The Women, Faith and Development Alliance (WFDA) Breakthrough Summit will be held in Washington DC on 13th April. It is an event bringing together the women, faith, international development communities as well as policymakers and global leaders to help launch global campaign to make investing in women and girls a priority in fight against global poverty. [...]
Posted in Asia/Pacific, Faith, Justice, Life, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Lydia Fong is a participant of the Asian Group of Engage: LWF Global Training for Young Leaders. She prepared this prayerful reflection.
The thematic focus of the program is the same as for the LWF General Assembly 2010. It is one line from the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us today our daily bread.”
Posted in Church, Enviroment, Justice, Life, Poverty, Youth on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make”
Jane Goodam
Sometimes we just have to acknowledge that we do makes a difference. Whether we like it or not. If you don’t turn the tap off while brushing your teeth - you make a difference. If [...]
Posted in Church, Europe, Faith, Justice, Life, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence on January 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Video of homeless life in London with music from Jason Upton, “Emma” from the “Between Heaven & Earth” album.
I’ve got some “free” thoughts to share. First one that came to my mind was - those faces are beautiful… those pictures are beautiful. There is something deep in their faces… deep in their eyes. Something that [...]
Posted in Church, Enviroment, Justice, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Youth, Youth Ministry, Youth participation on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The conference in Bali is over and everybody is relieved that it did not end in a disaster. But as expected, the outcome was thin. The only result was that there is now a timetable until when the follow-up agreement after the Kyoto protocol shall be finalized.
Therefore, it is important to keep up the pressure. [...]
Posted in Church, Enviroment, Faith, Justice, Life, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Spirituality, UN, Youth, Youth participation on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday started the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. W Leaders come together to discuss how the governments can approach a new treaty to combat climate damaging pollution.
At the Lutheran World Federation, we discussed how we can talk about the climate change from a theological perspective. That is very necessary because it is [...]
Posted in Church, HIV/Aids, Justice, LWF, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Youth, Youth Ministry, Youth participation on November 28, 2007 | No Comments »
During this week, a small group of people from all regions gather here in Geneva to talk about a handbook on diakonia. Diakonia is a Greek word and means “service”. In the New Testament, it is often used when Christian love becomes practical. Acts 6 tells the story from the first church in Jerusalem [...]
Posted in Asia/Pacific, Church, Ecumenism, Enviroment, Faith, Justice, Life, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Youth, Youth participation on October 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A few days ago, I visited India and participated in an National Ecumencial Youth Workshop “Youth, Dignity and Spirituality” in Jeypore, Orissa. I was the first time in India and it is really a fascinating country (I even gained some weight because of the great food).
Angelious Michael, the energetic youth secretary of the Jeypore Evangelical [...]
