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Vaccinations against #COVID19 have started at the #LWF Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem. @lwfjerusalem @dnklwb @elca @actsvenskakyrkan @CanLWR @BROT_furdiewelt @kirkko_evl @diakoniekh @USAID @UNRWA #LWFforhopeandafuture @lwf_jordan bit.ly/3okovYM

The LWF Communion stands in #prayer and solidarity with the @ELCA and the people of the United States as the country faces turmoil after the US Capitol was stormed, halting vote certification.

#LWF affirms a World Health Organization guide outlining the critical role of religious leaders in disseminating accurate information, reducing fear and #stigma and ensuring safe #worship spaces and practices in the wake of COVID-19. #COVID19 @WHO lutheranworld.org/news/covid…

Five patients in the hospital’s geriatric ward tested positive and have been transferred to other hospitals designated for treating #COVID19. 5 staff, who returned to their homes in the West Bank following a 14-day shift at AVH, tested positive and are confined in their homes.

LWF launches new fund to help member churches cope with unprecedented challenges of Coronavirus #COVID19 lutheranworld.org/news/covid…

Lutheran churches in India are looking for help as they seek to step up support for those most affected by the Coronavirus. lutheranworld.org/news/covid… #COVID19 #LWFAsia

"Ever-living God, author of creation, we give you thanks for your gift of water that brings life and refreshes the earth. Renew us in the living fountain of your grace, and raise us with Christ Jesus to live in newness of life. Amen" #LWFEaster 📷 Samara Doole

Today we remember German pastor and theologian Dietrich #Bonhoeffer who died on this day 75 years ago in the Flossenbürg concentration camp.

“East Jerusalem hospitals could be financially stabilized and avoid interruptions to patient treatment should the Administration release its hold on assistance to the West Bank and Gaza,” states a letter to the government. #COVID19 @lwfjerusalem @ELCA lutheranworld.org/news/covid…

Through letters and videos by LWF member church leaders, fear and anxiety surrounding COVID-19 and the ensuing stay-at-home directives are addressed in Easter messages. #CommunionChurches #Easter #COVID19 lutheranworld.org/news/covid…

Voices from the Communion. Rev Kersten Storch, Protestant Church in the Netherlands, discusses how dementia disease makes it difficult for people to understand COVID-19, and why their routine visitors are no longer coming to visit. @PKNnl #CommunionVoices lutheranworld.org/news/covid…

Medical staff urgently appeal: We stay in the hospital for you – you stay at home for us. "We are experiencing a tense atmosphere ... even though we have only had suspected cases so far," says Braband. #COVID19 #StayAtHome @braband93_j lutheranworld.org/content/lw…

We stay in the hospital for you – you stay at home for us. 🏥 LWF Council member Julia Braband (2nd from right) is also a nurse. With about 15 colleagues she volunteered to look after patients in a specially established corona isolation ward. #COVID19 #StayAtHome @braband93_j

Recalling Europe’s responsibility to protect refugees. LWF leader, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, has written to European Union heads of state reminding them of their responsibilities under the Geneva Refugee Convention. 📷Photo: Klara Tarr/ELCH #Refugees 1/14

Statement: As a communion of churches, LWF believes that all people are created in the image of God.  #InternationalWomensDay #CSW64 #GenderJustice 1/13

"I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come? #LWFLent 📷 LWF/I. Benesch

During the 2020 Lent season, the LWF offers a prayer, meditation and reflection guide “Together on the way to the Cross.” Follow the #LWFLent guide. lutheranworld.org/news/toget…