Archive for October, 2009
Paul Otto Manz (1919—2009)Esurientes implevit bonis
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
“God has filled the hungry with good things…” Luke 1:53 When I was half my age, literally, a twenty three year-old student, a guest recitalist visited the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Being a chapel organist there (and not because I played poorly this virtuoso’s complexly notated works), I was recruited to be a driver [...]
Continue Reading
Philippines Bracing for More Flooding
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
REUTERS/CHERYL RAVELO, courtesy www.alertnet.org Yet another typhoon is headed toward the Philippines—the third typhoon in the last four weeks. When the storm hits, it will bring heavy rain to already flooded communities. Help us deliver aid quickly. People will need food, water, shelter, and sanitation. Please give today.
Continue Reading
Craftswomen of Compassion—and a Few Men Too!
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
St. John Lutheran Church in Darien, IL celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sunday, October 18, 2009. More than five years ago, prior to my joining Lutheran World Relief, St. John invited me to speak for this event. Bev Grimme, the anniversary chairwoman, must have a special prophetic gift to plan in advance this superbly—to have [...]
Continue Reading
A Call to Defend
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
In the U.S., we are promised the right to freedom of speech, allowing us to speak out on issues that affect us and peacefully protest to bring about change. For religious-leaders-turned-human-rights-activists in Colombia, the basic rights we enjoy are activities that can cost them their lives. In the increasingly violent tug-of-war between the Colombian military, [...]
Continue Reading
Celebrating Lutheran Community
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
You may have heard the term “six degrees of separation” once or twice your life—it is the theory that every person in the world is connected to every other person in the world by no more than six human relationships. Lutheran World Relief is connected to some surprising people by far fewer links. As building [...]
Continue Reading
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
Guest posting from Loretta Ishida, Technical Advisor for Emergency Monitoring and Evaluation with Catholic Relief Services. She served on the LWR board from 2000 to 2006. “Here in Padang, the capitol of West Sumatra in Indonesia, I’m sitting with a mixed team of over 30 people from all over the world and around Indonesia who [...]
Continue Reading
Thank You!
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Lutheran World Relief.
Today some colleagues and I had the great honor of visiting The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod International Center in St. Louis, to thank The LCMS for 64 years of partnership with LWR. Our relationship and partnership is like Peter’s words: imperishable, indefiant, and unfading. What a great day, from sharing worship together during morning chapel, to [...]
