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Haiti situation report from ActAlliance

January 28, 2010

Haiti situation report from ActAlliance

GENEVA, Switzerland – The situation continues to be desperate for the people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Material aid is slowly reaching them but, due to the lack of data and weak government coordination, the organization and distribution of aid is still a challenge. Some…

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Planning workshop sets course for LCC benefit plans

January 27, 2010

Planning workshop sets course for LCC benefit plans

WINNIPEG – For the first time in its twenty-year history, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Worker Benefit Plans (WBP) conducted a strategic planning workshop to define its role and mission in an ever-changing employee health and benefits environment. Joining the plan’s Board of Managers and staff members, January…

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January 27, 2010

Olympic torch run outreach

WESTBANK, B.C. At 4:30 p.m. Monday, January 25, the Olympic Torch arrived in the city and Redeemer Lutheran Church was ready! Members of the congregation set up a tent and offered free coffee and hot chocolate to the hundreds of people who came to cheer-on…

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Haiti earthquake relief donation matching

January 26, 2010

Haiti earthquake relief donation matching

The Government of Canada: The federal government will match dollar-for-dollar contributions made by individual Canadians to registered charities supporting humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti. Initially, the government capped the pledge at $50 million. It has lifted the cap. Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)…

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Haiti: Slowly, a return to daily life

January 26, 2010

Haiti: Slowly, a return to daily life

by Tomm Christensen, ACTalliance News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Slowly food and water have started moving in Haiti. Aid workers have been struggling day and night to distribute goods and relief materials, as Haitians use their imagination and initiative to create new lives for themselves.  Commercial…

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January 25, 2010

Devotions, sermons now available for Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER – Lutherans volunteering, participating in or supporting in prayer the mission activities at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics can now draw upon two new inspirational resources. The Alberta-British Columbia District of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has published daily devotions and Lenten sermons – all with…

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