Apr2023
That IS how you make porridge … and fight famine
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.
Dec2022
Lutheran family rallies around flood-hit communities
Members of the LCANZ are continuing to rally in support of flood-hit communities in Central New South Wales, with more than $30,000 so far donated to the relief effort via the church’s Disaster and Welfare Fund.
Aug2022
‘Money for nothing’
The Lutheran church and college community of Rockingham Mandurah at the far southern fringe of Perth has raised more than $7000 by collecting bottles and cans for recycling.
Jul2022
All ages step out for refugee kids
by Jonathan Krause
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.
Jul2022
Opportunity knocks in the shadow of the Gabba
by Helen Brinkman
When the Brisbane Bears joined what was to become the AFL in 1987, who would have guessed the ripples of opportunity that flowed from its emergence as the first Queensland-based club?
Jul2022
‘Why I am giving up my bed’
by Jonathan Krause
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.
Jul2022
‘Why I am giving up my bed’
by Jonathan Krause
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’,
Jun2022
Walk My Way on the road again
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.
May2022
Walk My Way on the road for 2022
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.
Apr2022
Huge heart, great style!
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.
