ALWS

Your international aid agency, Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), wants to say Asante – thank you in Swahili. Throughout March, ALWS is hosting Asante celebration events across the country, featuring international guest Mary Obara, who leads program work in Kenya and Somalia.

Get into the spirit of the season with LLL’s Christmas Giving. Grow your wealth and help children in need this Christmas with LLL’s Christmas Giving and ALWS.

Tired of meaningless mass-produced throwaway gifts? This Christmas, use ALWS Gifts of Grace to truly bless those you care about. This year’s ALWS Gifts of Grace features Iman, a bright 13-year-old girl from Ethiopia whose ‘egg-cellent’ idea is transforming her family’s life.

by Sarah Timu

Last month, Pastor Tanya Wittwer (St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Adelaide) and Emma Hansen (ALWS Community Engagement Officer) represented the Lutheran Church as part of an ecumenical delegation of women leaders to Parliament House in Canberra to advocate for a greater Australian aid commitment.

by Helen Brinkman

The members of the craft group of St Luke’s Lutheran Church, Albury, are quietly supporting the work of ALWS by sharing their sewing skills to create beautiful tote bags from bright Kenyan fabrics. These unique creations are gifted to ALWS ambassadors as part of the organisation’s training workshops

by Stephen Schultz

In an increasingly chaotic world, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, and that can lead to paralysis and helplessness. We can think the needs are too great to respond.