On
November 30, KAIROS received notice from the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) that their project proposal for 2009-2013 was
declined. This decision terminates a 35 year history of cooperation
between CIDA and KAIROS and compromises the work of human rights and
ecological integrity in the developing world.
LUTHERAN
WORLD
FEDERATION (LWF)
66 million Lutherans
DO make a difference! The Lutheran World
Federation is active with
140 member churches in 78 countries and representing 66 million
Lutherans. We do make a difference! The LWF began as a response
to the critical need of Lutheran refugees in Europe following World War
II. Today that same commitment is lived out in many places around
the world. Share the excitement of the global work your
congregation is part of as a member of the LWF. Resources for use in
your congregation can be found throughout the year on the LWF
North
American website http://www.elca.org/lwf. Weekly
prayers are now posted for use in your congregation’s
newsletter, web page or bulletin.
CLWR
If you
haven't visited www.clwr.org
recently, click to see what's new with Canadian
Lutheran World Relief. The entire site has been redesigned to better
serve the needs of visitors to the web page.
In addition to
the
new look, visitors will now find a monthly feature
story, an expanded news section to access recent happenings, a search
function that allows them to scan the whole site for a topic of special
interest to them.
ELCIC'S
VOLUNTEERS IN
MISSION (VIM) and
CLWR's INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE (IVS)
Through
a
joint
venture
between
the
ELCIC's
Volunteers
in Mission and Canadian Lutheran World Relief
(CLWR)'s International Volunteer Service opportunities are provided for
Canadians to serve in placements
matching their skills with requests from partner churches and
organizations. Placements, which are between six months to two years,
are usually overseas although there are some opportunities in Canada as
well.
Find out more by going online: http://elcic.ca/In-Mission-in-the-World/default.cfm
MISSION
IN THE WORLD
With
the launching of
the new Canadian
Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
international volunteer program there are now more opportunities for
ELCIC members to serve as Volunteers in Mission (VIM). Contact Kelvin
Krieger(vim@elcic.ca) about going
out with VIM as a full-time volunteer for a few months or up to two
years. Information is also available on-line at
http://www.elcic.ca/mission/vim/vim.html.
FAITH
LENS:
HELPING
YOUTH
CONNECT
LIFE
AND
FAITH
Have
you ever wondered
how to help
young people better understand their
daily lives and world events in the context of their faith and
scripture? Faith Lens, a free online weekly Bible study for youth (http://blogs.elca.org/faithlens),
can
do
just
that.
Faith
Lens
is posted every week and connects a
current news story with the lectionary texts for the upcoming Sunday.
This includes a summary of a current news story, discussion questions,
a reflection on the Gospel text, suggested activities, and links to
related resources.
