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                    The shrapnel in her back didn't kill her. But without your help, she may die of hunger.

                    Two-year-old Fida can barely breathe due to the shrapnel embedded in her back. But her family, who has fled ongoing war in Yemen, cannot afford the surgery she needs. Share your love with Fida and other neighbors this Easter by caring for their urgent needs. Learn More

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                    Lebanon is in crisis. And it’s worse for women.

                    • Nicole Hark
                    • Apr 7, 2021

                    Lebanon's multiple crises have accelerated suffering for many. Might empowering women be one way forward to fixing what's wrong?

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                    One church's closure is the beginning of hope for thousands

                    • Apr 5, 2021

                    When Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Creek, Calif., made the difficult decision to close, the congregation recalled the promise of Easter: that out of death springs new life. ...

                  • SEE YOUR GENEROSITY AT WORK FOR FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD

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                    COVID EMERGENCY: A year into the pandemic, we need your help to meet staggering needs

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Apr 1, 2021

                    More than a year after the start of the pandemic, needs around the world remain overwhelming. Your gift will rush help where it’s needed most.

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                    Thank you for protecting vulnerable families with your homemade face masks!

                    • Mar 26, 2021

                    The care and effort you poured into our 75,000 More Face Mask Challenge has arrived just in time to help survivors of back-to-back hurricanes in Honduras and Guatemala, people l...

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                    Thank you for protecting vulnerable neighbors with your homemade face masks!

                    • Mar 26, 2021

                    The love you poured into our 75,000 More Face Mask Challenge has arrived to help our most forsaken neighbors around the world.

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                    Marcelino Ford-Livene and Dr. Cathy A. Petti elected to the Corus International Board of Directors

                    • John Rivera
                    • Mar 24, 2021

                    Ford-Livene is an executive with Intel Capital, and Dr. Cathy A. Petti, is the founder and CEO of MoDx, a medical knowledge domain platform.

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                    The shrapnel in her back didn't kill her. But without your help, she may die of hunger.

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Mar 22, 2021

                    Two-year-old Fida can barely breathe due to the shrapnel embedded in her back. But her family, who has fled ongoing war in Yemen, cannot afford the surgery she needs. Share your...

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                    On National Quilting Day, a special gift for quilters and kit-makers

                    • Nikki Massie
                    • Mar 9, 2021

                    Saturday, March 20, is National Quilting Day, and we want to say THANK YOU to all the quilters and kit-makers who send tangible gifts of love to neighbors in need around the wor...

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                    When no one else helped, your love reached villages pummeled by Eta and Iota

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Feb 18, 2021

                    Elsa Marina Amaya and her three children are among the thousands of people in Honduras who continue to suffer in the aftermath of back-to-back storms Eta and Iota. Thank you for...

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                    Your Thrivent Choice may be their only hope

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Feb 16, 2021

                    The deadline for directing 2020 Thrivent Choice Dollars® is March 31, 2021. When you choose to direct Dollars® to Lutheran World Relief, your love will reach the poorest parts o...

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