2006 News Releases

October 19, 2006

• Tsunami Recovery Continues: An Update From Lutheran World Relief and Action by Churches Together

July 27, 2006

• ELCA Gift Funds Five Lutheran World Relief Tsunami Recovery Projects in Sri Lanka

July 6, 2006

• In Indonesia, 'we are working for our future now': An update from Lutheran World Relief and Action by Churches Together

April 25, 2006

• Lwr Partner Project Inaugurated By Sri Lankan President

March 27, 2006

• People of Nias work hard for their future a year after the tsunami and earthquake: An Update from Lutheran World Relief and ACT-International

March 16, 2006

• Love, hope and determination guide women to a better future after the tsunami.

February 17, 2006

• Nastia's Story - By Elhadi Mohamed, LWR Indonesia Representative

January 4, 2006

• Tsunami Survivors Rebuilding Lives, With Help from Lutheran World Relief and Partners

2005 News Releases

December 21, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Observes Tsunami Anniversary, Looks To The Future

December 7, 2005

• A year later, tsunami-battered Aceh searches for security and hope (photos)
  
  
• In one village, facing the future with patience and determination (photo)

November 29, 2005

• “Why are you working for us day after day?”

November 4, 2005

• Song and Dance and Healing in Meulaboh, Indonesia (photo)

• Back in Business, Better Than Before (photo)

November 3, 2005

• “Never Delay in Action” (photo)
  
  
• Sight and Hope Restored in Cuddalore (photo)
  
  
• Good Wins Out Over Evil: “We Are Ready to Celebrate Diwali” (photo)

November 2, 2005

• Chili Farmer Keeps Hope for a Better Future
  
  
• A Village in Full Bloom

October 27, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Tsunami Delegation Returns Home; Much Work Remains

October 18, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief President Leads Delegation to Tsunami-Affected Countries

October 14, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Announces $2 Million Grant From Evangelical Lutheran Church In America For Work In Sri Lanka

October 5, 2005

• In Aceh, Indonesia, Life Returns To Normal; Hope Returns Too (photos)

June 30, 2005

• Six Months Later: A Tsunami Update From Lutheran World Relief
  

May 31, 2005

• From Tsunami Relief to Rehabilitation: LWR settles in for the long haul
  
  
• Between love and hate, life with the ocean is rebuilt
  

March 29, 2005

• Just back from Nias, Lutheran World Relief Staffer Fears the Worst for Earthquake-Ravaged Nias Capital

• Lutheran World Relief Partners Working in Nias as Earthquake Hits

March 10, 2005

• Sri Lanka Workshop on Tsunami Work Led by LWR's Prabhat Failbus

March 3, 2005

• Update from Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Partner, United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (UELCI), on Post-Tsunami Work in India
  

February 28, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Announces Achievement of $2.5 Million Goal
  for Matching Grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
  

• In Sri Lanka the War is Over Yet Still Challenges Tsunami Relief Effort

February 25, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Launches New Website Dedicated to LWR's South Asia Recovery Initiative

February 8, 2005

• Augsburg College Catches The Wave Of GivingT

February 2, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Benefits, Again, From Generosity Of Thrivent Financial For Lutherans

January 27, 2005

• One Month Later; Ten Years Ahead - Lutheran World Relief Sizes Up Decade Of Work To Come

January 21, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Shifts From Short-Term Relief To Long-Term Development

January 13, 2005

• A+ Rated Lutheran World Relief Tops $5 Million In Giving

January 10, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief President, Kathryn Wolford, Reports on Meeting With President Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios
  
  
• Evangelical Lutheran Church In America Becomes Major Donor To Lutheran World Relief’s Wave Of Giving™ Campaign

January 6, 2005

• People Do Homework Before Giving - Find Lutheran World Relief Makes The Grade

January 5, 2005

• Lutheran World Relief Prepares for the Long Haul in South Asia

January 3, 2005

• Relief Experts Call for Responsible Response
  Cash, not 'stuff,' needed most urgently in South Asia

2004 News Releases

December 31, 2004

• WAVE OF GIVING GATHERS MOMENTUM
  LWR pledges an additional $500,000 – millions more to come.

December 31, 2004

• Lutheran World Relief receives $3 million pledge from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for South Asia tsunami relief efforts
  $1 million immediate gift and additional $2 million challenge grant provide momentum to LWR’s Wave of Giving™ campaign
  
  

December 29, 2004

• Lutheran World Relief Launches WAVE OF GIVING™