| Return to e-News Homepage |		April 2009
Monthly Updates from Lutheran World Relief
Tanzanian Churches Preach Against Malaria In honor of World Malaria Day, April 25, we profile Rev. David Ngogo, a Lutheran pastor in Tanzania who is passionate about stopping malaria in his community. Read More	Kits, Quilts, and Commitment A small church produces thousands of kits, hundreds of quilts for LWR.   Read More	Lutherans Promote Colombian Peace After seeing LWR’s work in Colombia, a New York woman is committed to spreading messages of peace. Read More

Join us on April 19 and 20 to observe Days of Prayer and Action on behalf of the Colombian people.  Together we will call for a new Colombia policy and shine a light on Colombia’s internally displaced. Read More. Join Lutheran World Relief in celebrating World Fair Trade Day 2009 by helping us break the record for the World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break! Thousands of people across the U.S. are planning to take part. Will you? Learn how.   Read John Nunes’ reflections, ask questions, and hear the stories of our partners – people leading their communities out of poverty and into new life. SIGN UP NOW to receive LWR's e-mail newsletter

God gives all people dignity, but for children living without homes and families fleeing conflict, simple necessities like clean water and soap can make an enormous difference. Requests for LWR Health Kits and quilts continue to grow. To meet those urgent needs we need your help. Assemble kits, sew quilts and share these gifts of Christ’s love. lwr.org/beinvolved You can also find us on:

WHO IS LWR? Lutheran World Relief, an international nonprofit organization, works to end poverty and injustice by empowering some of the world's most impoverished communities to help themselves. With partners in 35 countries, LWR seeks to promote sustainable development with justice and dignity by helping communities bring about change for healthy, safe and secure lives; engage in Fair Trade; promote peace and reconciliation; and respond to emergencies. LWR is headquartered in Baltimore, Md. and has worked in international development and relief since 1945.

Lutheran World Relief is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility.