LWR's Blog - Latest Comments

Re: Could Chocolate Get Any Better?

Krista Zimmerman — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:47:54 -0000

That's a pretty "sweet" public-private partnership.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed

Ben Bwakea — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:04:32 -0000

IT is my hope you are doing well.Am a Tanzanian my home region is Kagera region,the time i was born up to 13yrs i din't have a shoes.I went school without shoes,almost in our school no body was able to put shoes also our toilet was very but we went without shoes and was no water to cleans our hands or feets but we survived up to now.But also up to now most of our children they still no shoes and the situation is very bad you can't believe up to this centuary.

But if we can manage to preach the word of god through churches we may reduce the number of poverty especialy in africa Because till now we have many remote areas they don't know the church,never been in church.
Thanking you.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed

Dan Ruth — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:30:10 -0000

Thanks, Jillian! You make a very good and important point about the easy access we in the US we take for granted. And the mindfulness & awareness that One Day Without Shoes creates can definitely be a blessing.

One interesting story I read about TOMs was from a missionary family living in Haiti. (http://www.mangine.org/2012/02... I don't know this family, or endorse their blog in any way. But I did think this one particular story was a fascinating take.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed

Jillian Riddle — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:17:08 -0000

My friend was in Honduras and saw children wearing the shoes TOMS made for them. I know it works. Also, One Day Without Shoes is about so much more than marketing. It is about understanding what it feels like to go without and being mindful and prayerful for those who go without. We take so much for granted- chapped lips? grab chapstick, raining? grab an umbrella, headache? grab advil, going outside? grab shoes. Until you participate in this day, don't knock it. Experience. Pray. Love.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed

Dan Ruth — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:57:52 -0000

The two videos at the bottom are a fascinating beginning to a debate I've read a lot about over the past year or so. What is it that actually helps, and doesn't do more harm than good?

If you want to learn more about the TOM's Shoes controversy, there's a great series at http://goodintents.org/blog. Their "Day Without Dignity" is a counter-campaign to TOM's "Day Without Shoes" campaign.

Re: Palms of Justice

Dan Ruth — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:38:33 -0000

That's great, Guy! How were they? Is there anything LWR can do to make it an even better experience next year?

Re: Palms of Justice

Guy Davis — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:54:12 -0000

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Catonsville, MD uses Eco-Palms.

Re: Photo Friday: Water- The Essence of Life

mshormann — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:40:20 -0000

Is LWR involved in distributing BioSand filters?

Concrete + Sand + Rocks = Clean Water for World Water

Kushal, who is in charge of the BioSand water filter program, shows the difference between the water filtered through the BioSand water filter (l) and the water from the village's well (r).

Kushal explains the importance of the BioSand water filter and how it works.

A woman gratefully receives a BioSand water filter, which will help keep her and her family healthy.

Re: Celebrating International Women’s Day

Manna Nababan — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:03:42 -0000

Happy International Women's Day...
Women, be the best !

Re: Page 7a: Stories You May have Missed

Dan Ruth — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:42:51 -0000

Thanks, Bonnie! I hope you're well.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You May have Missed

Bonnie Wilcox — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:33:15 -0000

Dan, This is great work and a powerful way to use social media!

Re: We love because…

JohnNunes — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:42:12 -0000

thanks, Dan, for this reminder of our rootedness

Re: In the World and Of the World: A Biblical Way of Being

Marc Ostlie-Olson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:29:40 -0000

Well said, Pastor Grangaard. Thank you for opening me to Lent this morning.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You May have Missed

Dan Ruth — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:51:22 -0000

Thanks, Serena! I hope Chad (the country, not some random guy) is still treating you well.

Re: Page 7a: Stories You May have Missed

Serena Mithbaokar — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:49:51 -0000

Great round up, Dan!

Re: The Earthworm – a Farmer’s Best Friend

Hannah Drewes — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:11:34 -0000

We do the same at our full-time volunteer house, but with a gutted, horizontally-laid, broken refrigerator on our back patio. :) It works well!

Re: Helping Small Farmers in Haiti

Dan Ruth — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:50:54 -0000

I apologize, but our most knowledgeable staff member on this is out of the office for the next few days. When she gets back, I will provide more details, but this is what I currently know:

We have a small coffee project going on further north in Haiti, but are not currently working with any coffee producers in Thiotte. And our partners in LWR's Coffee Project, Equal Exchange, are not currently selling any Haitian coffee. You can keep an eye out for changes at http://www.lwrcoffee.com

Thank you for your patience. I will provide more details when I have them.

Re: Helping Small Farmers in Haiti

DayspringGrace — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:42:27 -0000

Tell us about growing Fair Trade Coffee in Haiti. Can I get in touch with anyone connected with the growers in Thiotte? How can we buy Fair Trade coffee grown there?

Re: LWR’s Values: Stewardship

Melanie Gibbons — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:12:46 -0000

Thank you, Dave! We couldn't do it without our very faithful and dedicated supporters like you :-)

Re: LWR’s Values: Stewardship

Dave Coker — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:21:01 -0000

Well done, Melanie. You do great stuff for LWR and LWR does such great stuff for the good of all throughout the World. Merry Christmas!

Re: LWR’s Values: Accompaniment

Krista Zimmerman — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:18:22 -0000

Great blog. It reminded me that I saw a great, short article about fonio recently from the ag policy center at UT -"Fonio, a crabgrass relative and a hardy grain, supplies nutrition to millions in Africa" - http://agpolicy.org/weekcol/59....

Re: Sermon Reflections for East Africa

ChandlerCarriker — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:48:30 -0000

Thanks for sharing your insights! That's a great use of Paul's imagery to bring the crisis in the Horn of Africa home. What are some other ways your congregation is filling the empty cups of others as they respond to God's grace?

Re: Sermon Reflections for East Africa

sue1701 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:54:00 -0000

For Sept 25, I'm thinking of relating the empty cups of those suffering from the famine and drought to God's self emptying in Phil 2:7--God, in Christ, emptied himself out for us that we might fill others--and the work such as LWR is doing is one way that we're "working out our salvation" (v. 12)

Re: Three Lutheran Organizations. Three ways to put faith into action.

LutheranWorldRelief — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:48:41 -0000

Sorry, Kathleen, but we do not accept furniture donations. To find out more about what you can donate, please visit http://www.lwr.org/getinvolved

Re: Three Lutheran Organizations. Three ways to put faith into action.

KathleenVinson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:23:10 -0000

Hello, I have several furniture items to donate and would like to schedule a pickup. Please call me, Kathleen, at 773/401-7035. Thank you.