| Return to e-News Homepage |		June 2009
Monthly Updates from Lutheran World Relief
Uganda Speaking Tour A Ugandan girl’s account of life as a child soldier moves Midwestern Lutherans to act for peace. Read More	Haiti With the help of LWR and partners, farmers in Haiti recover from devastating 2008 hurricane season.   Read More	Sri Lanka Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions persist in camps for displaced Sri Lankans. LWR is there. Read More

Your love of chocolate has gotten them this far. Let your love of justice take them even further. Put your money where your heart is and support Lutheran World Relief as we raise $100,000 to help Divine Chocolate, the world’s first farmer-owned chocolate company, build stronger futures for Fair Trade cocoa farmers, their families and communities. Who knew justice could be this sweet?   BEAT THE HEAT! Higher temperatures are on their way and once they hit 80 degrees, shipping prices for Divine Chocolate will go up. So beat the heat! Place your orders online today at lwr.org/chocolate or call 1.888.294.9660.   Thank you to everyone who joined Lutheran World Relief in helping the U.S. break the record for the “World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break!” More than 5,000 U.S. Lutherans at 72 locations took part in this extraordinary event to celebrate World Fair Trade Day 2009. With a total of 450 events and 64,600 participants, the U.S. eclipsed the record set by Finland in 2008! Thank you for supporting Fair Trade and Lutheran World Relief.     Read LWR President 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

LWR is in urgent need of health kits. Help us continue to respond to the call of those in need. For more information, visit lwr.org/beinvolved For her the nightmare is far from over. Thousands of Sri Lankans remain displaced. They need food. They need water. They need you to help. Please give today.   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.