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                    Lutheran World Relief Launches Emergency Earthquake Relief for Venezuela

                    • Aug 19, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief is mobilizing an emergency response following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. Donations are now being accepted to help provid...

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                    World Humanitarian Day: The people who carry your love

                    • Aug 17, 2026

                    This World Humanitarian Day, meet the dedicated people who run toward crisis while the world runs away. From Beirut to the DRC, these humanitarians carry your love to neighbors ...

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                    Fall Ingathering resources, tips and tricks for LWR Quilters and Kit Makers

                    • Aug 14, 2026

                    Ingathering Season is approaching quickly. Here are some quick tips and tricks that you can use before, during and all the points in between to make the season a success!

                  • Blog

                    WILDFIRE DISASTER: Rush aid to neighbors in Spokane

                    • Aug 4, 2026

                    The Spokane wildfires have destroyed more than 700 homes, churches, schools and workplaces. Hundreds of families are experiencing the unfathomable grief of losing everything. Lu...

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                    When hope is lost, your love can find a way: Help neighbors in crisis

                    • Aug 3, 2026

                    When neighbors are in crisis, whether it’s fleeing violence or seeking life-saving health care, your love is needed more than ever. Your gift today ensures that when our neighbo...

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                    Venezuela earthquakes: Your love helps mobile clinics care for vulnerable families

                    • Jul 28, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief is rushing quilts, kits and compassionate support to mobile clinics reaching our global neighbors in Venezuela’s hardest-hit earthquake areas.

                  • Blog

                    Create lasting change this August through planned giving

                    • Jul 23, 2026

                    August is Make a Will Month and the perfect time to create yours and leave lasting change through a gift to Lutheran World Relief. It’s easier than you think … check out our fre...

                  • Blog

                    TEXAS FLOODS: You can rush help to neighbors now

                    • Jul 17, 2026

                    One year after the catastrophic floods in Texas, torrential rains have brought disaster once again. Lutheran World Relief is providing urgent aid to families affected by floodin...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief Launches Emergency Flood Relief for Texas

                    • Jul 17, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief Launches Emergency Flood Relief for Texas. Donations now being accepted to help families affected by catastrophic flooding.

                  • Blog

                    Standing with neighbors in the DRC: Lutheran World Relief's Ebola response

                    • Jul 16, 2026

                    Within days of the Ebola outbreak declaration in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, your compassion was in action. Here’s how you’re caring for neighbors and protecting t...

                  • Blog

                    The tie that binds: How sewing stitches brighter futures around the world

                    • Jul 13, 2026

                    From the beginning, Lutheran World Relief has believed in the power of a needle and thread to change the world. Sewn by Lutherans in the US, handmade quilts were one of LWR’s ea...

                  • Blog

                    One Year Later: Your love and the Central Texas Flooding

                    • Jul 9, 2026

                    It’s been a year since the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Because of you, when our neighbors face disaster here in the U.S., your love is there to help.

                  • Blog

                    The Corus Effect in Ecuador: A New Model for Development

                    • Jul 6, 2026

                    As Corus International expands our presence in Ecuador under the banner of Lutheran World Relief, we see opportunity to help redefine how development happens. While in Quito, ou...

                  • Blog

                    SHARE YOUR LOVE: Keep hunger from stealing a girl's education

                    • Jul 6, 2026

                    Posseh lost both parents at age five. Hunger and poverty forced this Sierra Leone girl off the classroom and onto the street. Your gift today helps girls like Posseh stay in sch...

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                    Your impact in Indonesia: Turning pollution into fuel

                    • Jul 2, 2026

                    In South Sulawesi, Indonesia, your generosity helps farmers capture the methane from their cows’ manure to keep it out of the atmosphere — and turn both manure and methane into ...

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                    Containing Ebola without a vaccine: How IMA World Health is adapting our response and ensuring essential health services continue

                    • Jun 30, 2026

                    Just one month after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared its latest Ebola outbreak, the situation has escalated rapidly. The outbreak has reached 1,274 confirmed...

                  • Blog

                    VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES: You can rush help to neighbors now

                    • Jun 29, 2026

                    Your gift today will rush urgently needed support to families affected by the earthquakes. You will provide emergency aid — like water, medical care, shelter and essential suppl...

                  • Blog

                    Lord of Life Lutheran Church sees educating girls in Sierra Leone as part of their calling

                    • Jun 24, 2026

                    During Lent, the congregation of Lord of Life Lutheran Church was invited to help educate girls in Sierra Leone — and they responded with extraordinary generosity.

                  • Blog

                    Mobile clinics spread your love across post-hurricane Jamaica

                    • Jun 24, 2026

                    As Jamaica continues to recover from Hurricane Melissa, which pummeled the island nation on October 28, 2025, Lutheran World Relief is deploying mobile clinics to hard-hit and h...

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                    Your impact in Honduras: Building firm foundations for at-risk youth

                    • Jun 16, 2026

                    In Honduras, 1 in 4 young adults cannot afford college yet also lack the necessary skills to get a job. With your support, Lutheran World Relief filled the gap for hundreds of y...

                  • Blog

                    From alert to action: Early progress in IMA World Health's Ebola response

                    • Jun 9, 2026

                    Within days of the Ebola outbreak declaration in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Corus organization IMA World Health was working alongside the Ministry of Health t...

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                    URGENT: Your Personal Care Kits are needed for neighbors in disaster!

                    • Jun 8, 2026

                    You can share your love with neighbors in crisis by making Personal Care Kits. They are one of the most requested items and provide hope and dignity to those in their darkest mo...

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                    How your love is reaching families after devastation of Super Typhoon Sinlaku

                    • Jun 4, 2026

                    Super Typhoon Sinlaku has devastated our neighbors in the Northern Mariana Islands. Here’s how your love is supporting those in the hardest-hit communities

                  • Blog

                    World Environment Day: What's the problem with trash?

                    • Jun 3, 2026

                    Managing our trash is an important way to protect the health of God’s creation, from plants to animals to humans. Learn why trash is such a problem — and how you are helping to ...

                  • Press release

                    U.S. Department of State partners with IMA in response to Ebola 

                    • Jun 1, 2026

                    The U.S. Department of State is partnering with IMA World Health in our rapid response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC.

                  • Blog

                    BONUS MATCH SECURED for 2026 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Matching Gift Challenge

                    • Greg Kresslein
                    • May 27, 2026

                    Great news! A group of caring donors was inspired to give an additional $25,000 to our Love Thy Neighbor matching gift challenge. Your love goes TWICE as far in reaching our nei...

                  • Blog

                    Inside the Ebola response in the DRC: A Q&A with frontline experts

                    • May 21, 2026

                    The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing another Ebola outbreak, and global health organizations are racing to contain a deadly virus that is spreading rapidly through vul...

                  • Blog

                    Quilting Ministry at St. John’s Lutheran finds faith and fellowship in fire

                    • May 14, 2026

                    When a fire displaced the quilters of St. John's Lutheran, a neighboring church stepped up. Read how this ministry has found meaning and hope in disaster and fellowship.

                  • Blog

                    Lutheran World Relief amplía su impacto en Ecuador

                    • May 13, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief, parte de la familia de organizaciones Corus International, está ampliando oficialmente su presencia y profundizando su compromiso con el pueblo ecuatorian...

                  • Blog

                    The woman leading her community to safety in El Salvador

                    • May 13, 2026

                    Because of your generosity, women like Marta Adelia Cruz de Maravilla in El Salvador are building more disaster-resilient communities and creating opportunities for women leader...

                  • Blog

                    Lutheran World Relief expands impact in Ecuador

                    • May 13, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief, part of the Corus International family of organizations, is officially expanding its presence and deepening its commitment to the people of Ecuador.

                  • Blog

                    2026 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: Matching Gift Challenge

                    • May 13, 2026

                    Your love goes TWICE as far in reaching our neighbors in need when you give to the Love Thy Neighbor matching gift challenge by June 30. 

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief And Cari-Med Group Limited Announce Partnership To Address Post-Hurricane Health Care Needs In Jamaica

                    • May 8, 2026

                    In a collaborative step toward strengthening Jamaica's resilience after Hurricane Melissa, Lutheran World Relief and Cari-Med Group Limited have entered into a landmark agreemen...

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief se presenta como nuevo actor de desarrollo en Ecuador y apuesta por alianzas público-privadas para un impacto sostenible

                    • May 8, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief se presenta como nuevo actor de desarrollo en Ecuador y apuesta por alianzas público-privadas para un impacto sostenible

                  • Press release

                    Lutheran World Relief presents itself as a new development actor in Ecuador and commits to public-private partnerships for sustainable impact

                    • May 8, 2026

                    Lutheran World Relief presents itself as a new development actor in Ecuador and commits to public-private partnerships for sustainable impact

                  • Press release

                    Corus International Advances Global Brand and Engagement Strategy with Appointment of Jim Olson as Chief Communications and Collaboration Officer

                    • May 6, 2026

                    Corus International Advances Global Brand and Engagement Strategy with Appointment of Jim Olson as Chief Communications and Collaboration Officer

                  • Blog

                    Mother’s Day Spotlight: How one mother is building a better future for ALL children in her community

                    • May 5, 2026

                    This Mother’s Day, we are grateful for you — and for wonderful mothers like Pagit, a farmer from Indonesia, who work hard to give good gifts to their children and serve as leade...

                  • Blog

                    LWR Quilts & Kits: The power of partnership

                    • Apr 16, 2026

                    LWR Quilts and Baby Care Kits are “blessing multipliers” to mothers and newborns in rural African health facilities through the power of partnership.

                  • Blog

                    NEPAL UPDATE! True love and bananas: Part 2

                    • Apr 13, 2026

                    Last spring, we shared the story of young Dipak BK — a Dalit farmer from Nepal — and his wife, who married for love despite their parents’ disapproval. Through Lutheran World Re...

                  • Press release

                    Corus et Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire lancent une initiative pour renforcer les coopératives agricoles en Afrique de l’Ouest

                    • Apr 7, 2026

                    Corus International et Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire annoncent aujourd’hui le lancement d’une nouvelle initiative de 15 mois visant à renforcer les coopératives de producteurs agricoles...

                  • Press release

                    Corus and Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire Launch Initiative to Strengthen Agricultural Cooperatives in West Africa

                    • Apr 7, 2026

                    Corus International and Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire announced the launch of a new 15-month initiative to strengthen agricultural producer cooperatives and expand access to finance for...

                  • Blog

                    Strengthening care for survivors of violence in eastern DRC

                    • Apr 4, 2026

                    In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ongoing conflict and displacement continue to place women and girls at extreme risk of violence. Through the World Bank–financed S...

                  • Blog

                    LWR Quilters celebrate National Quilting Day 2026

                    • Apr 2, 2026

                    2026 marks 34 years of recognizing National Quilting Day and LWR’s quilters across the country marked the day with celebrations big and small. Here are a few!

                  • Blog

                    World Health Day: Building on 25+ years of experience to contain mpox

                    • Mar 31, 2026

                    This World Health Day, check out the highlights from our efforts to contain the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how your love — and more than 25 years of h...

                  • Blog

                    Crisis Watch: Children and families caught in the crossfire!

                    • Mar 30, 2026

                    Disasters are becoming more frequent and resources are running out. Donate to our emergency campaign and help neighbors in need.

                  • Press release

                    Corus taps new leaders to scale education and technology impact globally

                    • Mar 23, 2026

                    Corus International is strengthening its global education and technology portfolios with two leadership moves aimed at scaling impact and accelerating growth. Hannah Graham, for...

                  • Blog

                    [URGENT!] 2025 Thrivent Choice Dollars® expire MARCH 31!

                    • Mar 19, 2026

                    Only one more day to direct your 2025 Thrivent Choice Dollars® to Lutheran World Relief before they expire!

                  • Blog

                    He is Risen! See where Christ’s love is at work in the world

                    • Mar 17, 2026

                    Happy Easter from Lutheran World Relief! The love of Christ is alive and active every day. Here are some unexpected and hard-to-reach places where we see Christ’s love at work, ...

                  • Blog

                    FLOWER POWER! Three places you’re helping flower farmers BLOOM

                    • Mar 16, 2026

                    Spring means a fresh bloom of flowers — which are an important source of income for farmers around the world. Here are three places Lutheran World Relief supports flower farmers...

                  • Blog

                    Be the calm in the storm: Give emergency relief

                    • Mar 9, 2026

                    Discover how Gifts of Love like hygiene kits and cash cards provide immediate relief and long-term hope to families facing emergencies.

                  • Blog

                    [ARCHIVE VIDEO] National Quilting Day 2026

                    • Mar 9, 2026

                    2026 marks 34 years of recognizing National Quilting Day, but LWR’s quilters started a revolution of kindness decades earlier.

                  • Blog

                    Middle East crisis: Help families caught in danger 

                    • Mar 5, 2026

                    Violence in the Middle East is escalating, and the situation is changing rapidly. Lutheran World Relief is mounting an emergency response to help families who are fleeing for sa...

                  • Blog

                    [Event Invitation] Divinely Timed Love: Your impact during US disasters

                    • Mar 2, 2026

                    Join us on April 7 for a Facebook Live event, featuring LWR’s Fred McCray, Jr. — our senior director for humanitarian assistance. In this special session of Coffee & Conversatio...

                  • Blog

                    25 Years of Partnership and Impact: IMA World Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

                    • Feb 26, 2026

                    For 25 years, IMA World Health has strengthened health systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through long-term partnership, reform and national impact.

                  • Blog

                    YOUR IMPACT IN JAMAICA: Bringing hope and healing in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

                    • Feb 23, 2026

                    See how your support brings medical care and hope to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. Read the latest update on LWR's emergency response.

                  • Press release

                    IMA World Health confirms fatal attack on health care worker in South Sudan

                    • Feb 19, 2026

                    IMA World Health is deeply saddened to report the brutal killing of a colleague who was a nurse and health care worker affiliated with the JESI Plus Project, during an armed att...

                  • Blog

                    5 common myths about gifts in wills (and why they aren’t true!)

                    • Feb 12, 2026

                    You don’t need to be wealthy to make a difference. We’re busting five common myths about gifts in wills, showing just how easy it is for you to extend your love and create a tru...

                  • Blog

                    National Quilting Day 2026: Your love goes the distance

                    • Feb 12, 2026

                    National Quilting Day is on March 21, 2026! Discover the impact of quilting ministries and access helpful resources.

                  • Blog

                    Celebrate Valentine’s Day with sweetness and purpose

                    • Feb 6, 2026

                    Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a sweet treat for someone you love — and support your neighbors near and far!

                  • Blog

                    Charlotte Kirkegaard’s quilting journey: Finding purpose through serving others

                    • Feb 4, 2026

                    Charlotte Kirkegaard of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage, Iowa has quilted for Lutheran World Relief for more than two decades. In the process, she’s inspired her family, h...

                  • Blog

                    [URGENT] Your love is desperately needed to save our hungry neighbors!

                    • Feb 2, 2026

                    Give by March 20 and join our Hunger Challenge to Save Lives. Your gift saves lives, helping neighbors like Ngalula in the DRC who have faced unfathomable loss create lasting so...

                  • Blog

                    Preventing and eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in South Sudan

                    • Jan 28, 2026

                    For nearly two decades, Corus organization IMA World Health has worked alongside government institutions, local partners and communities to strengthen health systems across Sout...

                  • Blog

                    From “saddest child” to Student of the Year

                    • Jan 19, 2026

                    With your support, our data-driven program helps girls in Sierra Leone overcome poverty and stay in school.

                  • Blog

                    Your new Quilt & Kit Ministry Guide for 2026-2027 is here!

                    • Jan 13, 2026

                    Download your copy of the latest Quilt & Kit Ministry Guide, which contains all the information you need to manage your ministry.

                  • Blog

                    Year 1: What your love makes possible for our U.S. neighbors facing disasters

                    • Dec 31, 2025

                    One year after Lutheran World Relief began our domestic expansion, we’ve responded to disasters and emergencies across the U.S. Here’s what your love made possible.

                  • Blog

                    Don’t stop with a 2026 New Year’s resolution…

                    • Dec 29, 2025

                    This New Year, make a resolution that lasts for generations to come and by considering a gift in your will to Lutheran World Relief. We have free resources to help you protect t...

                  • Blog

                    LAST CHANCE: DOUBLE YOUR LOVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR!

                    • Dec 26, 2025

                    There are just a few more days to double your love for our neighbors in need. Give today to our extended Christmas match.

                  • Blog

                    THEN and NOW: 80 years of loving your neighbors

                    • Dec 17, 2025

                    As 2025 comes to a close, so does Lutheran World Relief’s 80th anniversary celebration. Here’s a look back at what has changed — and what has stayed the same — across these 80 y...

                  • Press release

                    Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire and Corus International sign a collaboration agreement to strengthen support for agricultural cooperatives in West Africa

                    • Dec 12, 2025

                    Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire and Corus International announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening the development, structuring, and professionaliz...

                  • Press release

                    Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire et Corus International signent un accord de collaboration pour renforcer l’accompagnement des coopératives agricoles en Afrique de l’Ouest

                    • Dec 12, 2025

                    Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire et Corus International annoncent la signature d’un Mémorandum d’accord visant à renforcer le développement, la structuration et la professionnalisation de...

                  • Blog

                    Agua es vida: How Salvadoran communities are preparing for the next emergency

                    • Dec 6, 2025

                    This blog highlights how Lutheran World Relief and communities across El Salvador are strengthening disaster preparedness and safeguarding vital water resources through support ...

                  • Blog

                    LWR responding to flooding and mudslides in Indonesia

                    • Dec 5, 2025

                    The devastating floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwa have brought immense loss and hardship to our neighbors in Indonesia. LWR has worked in Indonesia for more than 20 y...

                  • Blog

                    URGENT: Christmas Match Bonus Money Secured!

                    • Dec 3, 2025

                    Christmas Match bonus money has been secured! But you must donate by December 25. When you do, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar! Double your impact for neighbors in ...

                  • Blog

                    FOUR reasons to give to Lutheran World Relief on Giving Tuesday (But only ONE is good for today!)

                    • Greg Kresslein
                    • Dec 1, 2025

                    When you give to Lutheran World Relief on Giving Tuesday, your gift will reach neighbors in need faster, stay longer and extend to the hardest-to-reach places. And if you give i...

                  • Blog

                    [REPORT & MAP] Your 2025 Quilt & Kit Ministry Impact

                    • Nov 20, 2025

                    In 2025, your love made it possible for a total of 803,181 quilts and kits delivered to 15 countries, including the U.S. See where in this world your blessings made a differenc...

                  • Blog

                    Your love brings abundance and peace to neighbors in Burkina Faso this Thanksgiving!

                    • Nov 18, 2025

                    Your love brings abundance and peace to neighbors in Burkina Faso this Thanksgiving! Download our free 30-day devotional, Sowing Seeds of Gratitude, today!

                  • Blog

                    FREE GIFT: “Meals to share with your neighbor” cookbook

                    • Emily Esworthy
                    • Nov 14, 2025

                    This free, downloadable cookbook features nutritious foods that your neighbors around the world enjoy every day — thanks to your love and generosity. This holiday season, may yo...

                  • Blog

                    Give the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Gift of All Time) this Christmas

                    • Nov 4, 2025

                    Give a goat through Lutheran World Relief this Christmas and transform an entire community!

                  • Blog

                    2025 Christmas match is here — DOUBLE your love until December 25!

                    • Nov 3, 2025

                    Just in time for Christmas, a group of caring donors who want to help your neighbors has challenged you to send a donation by December 25. When you do, your gift will be matched...

                  • Blog

                    Carrying your love around the world for 80 years

                    • Nov 3, 2025

                    As we continue celebrating our 80th anniversary, we are thankful you trust us to carry your compassion to the people and places who need them most ... until your love reaches ev...

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