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30
Oct2023

Help save lives in Gaza: donate to provide critical medical care and support

Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) has committed $50,000 to support the work of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem as the humanitarian situation in Gaza rapidly deteriorates.

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29
Jun2023

ALWS and the Good Samaritan

30 June 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/gxek1t09s531qlziyr5y6tp6rex8t02l.mp3 ALWS and the Good Samaritan Dr Brian Neldner On World Refugee Day, Lisa McIntosh chats with someone who has given decades of… Read more

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18
Apr2023

That IS how you make porridge … and fight famine

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When Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) Board members and staff met in Albury, New South Wales, recently to mark 75 years since the Lutheran Church’s ministry to refugees in Australia began, there was no grand party to celebrate the milestone. Instead, they shared bowls of porridge.

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18
Jul2022

All ages step out for refugee kids

by Jonathan Krause

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When more than 40 people on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula recently gathered to do a 12-kilometre Walk My Way to support refugee children through ALWS, young Amos says it was worth the exhaustion.

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12
Jul2022

‘Why I am giving up my bed’

by Jonathan Krause

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It’s a long way from a Queensland classroom to war-torn Ukraine. And there’s a lot of difference between a cosy bed and sleeping on the floor. Yet 9-year-old Chloe, inspired by a project about God’s love and sacrifice, is doing exactly that.

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01
Jul2022

‘Why I am giving up my bed’

by Jonathan Krause

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It’s a long way from a Grade 4 classroom in Queensland to the frontline of the war in Ukraine. And it feels a long way from a cosy bed to sleeping on the floor. Yet 9-year-old Chloe, inspired by a class project on ‘Why experiencing God’s love can inspire someone to make a sacrifice to help others’,

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21
Jun2022

New ALWS head brings corporate experience and heart for the poor

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Lifelong Lutheran and experienced business leader Michael Stolz has been appointed Executive Director of Australian Lutheran World Service.

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14
Jun2022

Walk My Way on the road again

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Walk My Way is back for 2022 and already having an impact on the lives of children living as refugees. ALWS hopes to raise enough to support 10,000 children to go to school through its walking challenge again this year.

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24
May2022

Walk My Way on the road for 2022

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Walk My Way is back for 2022 and is already having a big impact on the lives and futures of children living as refugees – with more than $34,000 raised as of 24 May.

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05
Apr2022

Huge heart, great style!

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Our TV screens are filled with the horror of children suffering from war. Meet Hannah, from eastern Melbourne, who’s determined to help in any way she can.

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