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Campers Can Quilt, Too

Posted on 26. Feb, 2013 by Chandler Carriker.

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This summer, church basements and fellowship halls are not the only places where Lutherans are taking up LWR’s Quilt Campaign challenge. They’re also pitching in near lakes and on the hiking trail. Up to 48% of Lutheran youth say that they have attended a church summer camp, an important place for faith formation. This year [...]

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a young girl and boy in Peru hold a Personal Care Kit

Photo Friday – Personal Care Kits in Peru

Posted on 22. Feb, 2013 by Dan Ruth.

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This week’s Photo Friday comes from a distribution of LWR Personal Care Kits in the communities of Magdalena and Chelita, Peru. These children hold up Personal Care Kits distributed by the Ecumenical Centre for Promotion and Social Action (CEDEPAS), one of Lutheran World Relief’s partners in Peru. Learn more about Personal Care Kits The very [...]

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Vintage Brochure – LWR Layettes

Posted on 20. Feb, 2013 by Jessica Katzenstein.

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Check out this vintage LWR Layette (Baby Care Kit) brochure one of our constituents found in her mother-in-law’s drawer. How things have changed since 1964 – and yet the spirit is the same! Learn more about Baby Care Kits A Baby Care Kit from LWR is like a promise. It says to that baby, Your [...]

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Teenage Road Trip #rt13

Posted on 12. Feb, 2013 by Katey Swenson.

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There is this archetype in American culture of the “apathetic teenager.” We’ve all seen it on tv and maybe even in real-life. The constantly texting, non-speaking, “a-shrug-is-worth-a-thousand-words” creatures who live in a self-involved cocoon until emerging – somewhere around age 30. But two weeks ago, at the Delaware-Maryland Synod Road Trip, hundreds of young people defied [...]

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Photo Friday: Mission Quilts in Tanzania

Posted on 01. Feb, 2013 by Dan Ruth.

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Mr. Issa Ali is a resident in a home for the elderly in Tanzania. The Mission Quilt and a Personal Care Kit towel that he received from LWR are draped across his bed. He enthusiastically told LWR staff, “Naipenda sana blanketi hii!” which translates to “I like this blanket very much!” (There’s not a word [...]

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The Laying of Hands – the Growth of a Quilting Group

Posted on 25. Jan, 2013 by Nikki Massie.

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In the latest edition of LWR eNews, we wrote about a quilting day at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, NH. It’s a great story about how the quilting group from Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (OSLC) brought a group of college students together for service. To rally a campus community around making quilts is inspiring enough. But [...]

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Baskets of Promise – Watch the Recording

Posted on 17. Jan, 2013 by Lutheran World Relief.

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Did you miss LWR’s free webinar about Baskets of Promise on Tuesday? Don’t fret! We have recorded the webinar, so you can watch it any time, at your convenience. Watch the webinar now» What are Baskets of Promise? In short, Baskets of Promise are a great way for your congregation to get involved in a [...]