http://lwfjerusalem.org Department for World Service — Jerusalem Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr. Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States of America and the Vice President's spouse, accompanied by the spouse of the American Consul General in Jerusalem, the Deputy Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development and members of the delegation accompanying the U.S. Vice President during ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2010/03/dr-jill-biden-the-second-lady-of-the-united-states-of-america-visited-avh-on-10-march-2010/ Quartet Representative Tony Blair was received by the Lutheran World Federation Representative, Rev. Mark Brown, Augusta Victoria Hospital CEO, Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, and the head of the WHO Office in Jerusalem, Mr. Tony Lawrence, on February 3rd during the official visit by Mr. Blair to Jerusalem institutions. Mr. Blair's visit ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2010/02/quartet-representative-tony-blairs-visit-to-avh/ Several long-term volunteers have been serving in Jerusalem this fall in support of the LWF projects. Gil and Frances Shultz from Canada work at Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) as volunteers seconded from Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Gil is a doctor of Molecular and Developmental Biology. He is assisting the CEO of ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/11/volunteers-support-lwf-jerusalem-program/ A new school year has begun for the two vocational training centers in LWF’s Vocational Training Program (VTP). Over 300 Palestinian youth are part of the program. The LWF center in Beit Hanina, a neighborhood local to Jerusalem, has 247 trainees this term, seven of whom are women. The Beit Hanina ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/09/it%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98back-to-school%e2%80%99-for-lwf%e2%80%99s-vocational-trainees/ [caption id="attachment_325" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="2008 Department for World Service Global Report "][/caption] The LWF Department for World Service Annual Report covers the main programmatic activities carried out by World Service in 2008. It also includes general information related to the organizational priorities as described in the DWS Global strategy. View full text ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/06/lwf-department-for-world-service-releases-2008-annual-report/ ELCA NEWS SERVICE June 4, 2009 CHICAGO (ELCA) -- U.S. President Barack Obama "extended an invitation to a different way of living together in the world," said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), in response to the president's long-awaited speech June 4 in Cairo, ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/06/elca-presiding-bishop-welcomes-presidents-remarks-on-us-muslim-relations/ View Original Text » “Living Witness – Creative Diakonia” was the theme of festive gatherings, worship, parades, dances, exhibitions and many other activities, marking three important anniversaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) from 16-17 May 2009. ELCJHL Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan described the anniversary ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/05/anniversary-celebrations-mark-lutheran-church-witness-in-holy-land/ The LWF Jerusalem Annual Report covers the main programmatic activities carried out byLWF Jerusalem Program in 2008. View full text of 2008 LWF-Jerusalem Annual Report » http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/04/lwf-jerusalem-publishes-2008-annual-report/ View Original Text » Noko Calls for Prayers, Advocacy, as North American Lutheran Bishops Visit Middle East GENEVA, 6 January 2009 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) reiterates its commitment to a vision of peace for both Israelis and Palestinians, urging an immediate cessation of both Israeli military operations on Gaza ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/01/lwf-reiterates-support-for-holy-land-vision-of-peace-urges-ceasefire-in-gaza/ GENEVA, 6 January 2009 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) reiterates its commitment to a vision of peace for both Israelis and Palestinians, urging an immediate cessation of both Israeli military operations on Gaza and Hamas missile attacks on southern Israel, and the swift establishment of a workable ceasefire ... http://lwfjerusalem.org/2009/01/test-news-item/