Last year at this time, Anastasia was on vacation at the Black Sea. This year, she sees the sea every day, but it is not the same sea, and she is not a tourist here. In early March she fled the war in Ukraine, together with her two children and her mother. Anastasia found a temporary home in Gdansk, Poland. Her husband and father stayed behind to fight for their country.
Christians from all over the world are gathering in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31 August to 8 September, for the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Together they will reflect and pray on the Assembly theme "Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity."
As the Atlantic hurricane season is about to reach its peak, The LWF trains communities in Haiti to prepare for natural disaster. Through its joint office with Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), is conducting disaster risk reduction (DRR) trainings especially for those communities which are less accessible during an emergency.
The Lutheran World Federation will host its annual Retreat of Newly-Elected Leaders at the Communion Office in Geneva and the LWF Center in Wittenberg, 4-12 September.