Accompanying in Mission

Acompañando en Misión

ELCA Global Mission

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru,

Venezuela

Representante Regional

Regional Representative

IELB

Bolivia

IELCO

Colombia

IELCH

Chile

IECLB

Brazil

IL-P

Peru

IELU

Argentina-Uruguay

IELV

Venezuela

Companion Churches and Organizations

InS

Brazil

FLD

Brazil

EPES

Chile

SEPEC

Perú

Faculdades EST

Brazil

Members of the Lutheran Church of Peru are actively participating in the claims of civil society

Gustavo Driau

Feb 3
1 min

Members of the Lutheran Church of Peru are actively participating in the claims of civil society

Members of the Lutheran Church of Peru are actively participating in the claims of Peruvian civil society for the damages caused by the...

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Perú coasts: oil spill cause ecological disaster

Gustavo Driau

Jan 22
2 min

Perú coasts: oil spill cause ecological disaster

A Spanish oil company Repsol ship that was hit by the swell caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga, thousands of miles away, spilled...

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A country with more justice, more inclusive, and respectful of all human dignities.

Gustavo Driau

Jan 13
2 min

A country with more justice, more inclusive, and respectful of all human dignities.

The Chilean society is in the process of participatory democratic deliberation aimed at elaborating and approving a new national...

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IELB-Bolivia- Diakonia serving women and children in Cochabamba.

Gustavo Driau

Jan 10
1 min

IELB-Bolivia- Diakonia serving women and children in Cochabamba.

Villa Belén is a human settlement in the high hills of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is home to working families who have come from rural...

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Peru: a distressing context due pandemic

Gustavo Driau

Jan 10
2 min

Peru: a distressing context due pandemic

Peru has the highest number of COVID deaths in proportion to its population. The impact of the pandemic is devastating, with 200,000...

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Gustavo Driau

May 12, 2021
2 min

Argentina in an acute poverty crisis

The pandemic has exposed social inequalities worldwide; at the same time, the distress is deeper. In the last three months, the...

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Rev. Wilma Rommel, elected presiding pastor in IELU Argentina-Uruguay

Gustavo Driau

Apr 27, 2021
2 min

Rev. Wilma Rommel, elected presiding pastor in IELU Argentina-Uruguay

The United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Argentina and Uruguay held an ordinary general assembly on April 24, 2021. The assembly was...

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Ravaged by Covid, Brazil Faces a Hunger Epidemic

Gustavo Driau

Apr 24, 2021
6 min

Ravaged by Covid, Brazil Faces a Hunger Epidemic

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/world/americas/covid-brazil-hunger.html The New York Times. Apr. 23rd, 2021 By Ernesto Londoño, Flávia...

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Hard poverty in Argentina: Companion church and World Hunger response.

Gustavo Driau

Apr 12, 2021
3 min

Hard poverty in Argentina: Companion church and World Hunger response.

On March 31, 2021, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) of Argentina published its annual report on poverty....

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Solidarity from the Companion Church in Brazil IECLB

Gustavo Driau

Apr 9, 2021
2 min

Solidarity from the Companion Church in Brazil IECLB

Mauro B. de Souza, the vice president of IECLB sent this letter supporting ELCA response to the winter storms in Texas Dear Gustavo...

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It is Easter Sunday! Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil

Gustavo Driau

Apr 5, 2021
1 min

It is Easter Sunday! Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil

“When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus'...

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A sense of deep peace and uncontainable joy

Gustavo Driau

Apr 5, 2021
1 min

A sense of deep peace and uncontainable joy

2021 Easter Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone because they were afraid....

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Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil. Good Friday 2021

Gustavo Driau

Apr 5, 2021
1 min

Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil. Good Friday 2021

Good Friday 2021. Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of...

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Lack of progress in the implementation of the Colombia peace process

Gustavo Driau

Apr 2, 2021
6 min

Lack of progress in the implementation of the Colombia peace process

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-03-30/politics-peace-and-poverty-a-powder-keg-called-colombia.html Politics, peace and poverty: a...

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Katie Kline is now a called and ordained ELCA minister of Word and Service.

Gustavo Driau

Nov 16, 2020
3 min

Katie Kline is now a called and ordained ELCA minister of Word and Service.

Katherine Christina Andert Kline is now a called and ordained minister of Word and Service in the church of Christ. On October 31st,...

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See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not work or spin

Gustavo Driau

Oct 7, 2020
2 min

See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not work or spin

Amid pebbles and fog, yellow and solitary, the Amancaes lilies return every year. When Lima turns grayer than ever, and winter increases,...

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Gustavo Driau

Sep 24, 2020
2 min

Conversations on Migrants Ministries

On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, companion churches from Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru participated in conversations with the...

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Lutheran School of Theology, Bogotá Colombia

Gustavo Driau

Sep 8, 2020
6 min

Lutheran School of Theology, Bogotá Colombia

The Lutheran School of Theology (LST) is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia, IELCO. Nelida Mora is the coordinator...

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IELB programs promote rights for children and adolescents

Gustavo Driau

Sep 3, 2020
2 min

IELB programs promote rights for children and adolescents

Bolivia faces crucial human development challenges, a difficult situation in one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Structural...

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Programmatic and staffing changes in Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Gustavo Driau

Aug 22, 2020
3 min

Programmatic and staffing changes in Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Dear brothers and sisters, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will...

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LAC - Mission Formation Webinar: Glocal Musicians come together

Gustavo Driau

Aug 22, 2020
1 min

LAC - Mission Formation Webinar: Glocal Musicians come together

On August 27, 2020, the LAC Webinar in Mission Formation will take place. The webinar will engage musician from the Latin America...

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IELB-Bolivia COVID-19 Hunger Campaign in Tarija

Gustavo Driau

Aug 13, 2020
2 min

IELB-Bolivia COVID-19 Hunger Campaign in Tarija

Tarija is a city in southern Bolivia on the border with Argentina. Tarija has 270,000 inhabitants. COVID-19 has had a medium impact in...

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Gustavo Driau

Aug 11, 2020
1 min

Rev. Adita Torres Lescano+

It is with deep sadness that we pray at the death of Pastor Adita Torres Lescano, Pastor-President of the Lutheran Church of Peru. Her...

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Gustavo Driau

Aug 8, 2020
2 min

Oswald de Andrade, Brazil: Geronimo

Oswaldo de Andrade was part of the modernist’s artists movement of São Paulo —a group of artists and writers active in the 1920s and...

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Hunger alleviation in Cobija, Bolivia. A IELB and Montana Synod shared COVID-19 campaign

Gustavo Driau

Aug 8, 2020
2 min

Hunger alleviation in Cobija, Bolivia. A IELB and Montana Synod shared COVID-19 campaign

Cobija is a city located well to the north in Bolivia, on the border with Brazil. On the Acre River The city has a population of about...

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"You give them something to eat", Mathew 14:16

Gustavo Driau

Aug 3, 2020
2 min

"You give them something to eat", Mathew 14:16

The Gospel reading on the first Sunday of August 2020 describes the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves. Jesus feeds a multitude...

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IELB and Montana Synod: food security program in Bolivia

Gustavo Driau

Aug 2, 2020
2 min

IELB and Montana Synod: food security program in Bolivia

Food security program in Caranavi. Photos by pastor Emilio Aslla

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Gustavo Driau

Jul 31, 2020
2 min

Conscious Basket Campaign; FLD-Brazil

Lutheran Foundation of Diaconia (FLD), Mission Council among Indigenous Peoples (COMIN), Center for Support and Promotion of Agroecology...

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Lutheran Church in Punta Arenas: "common pots" to alleviate hunger

Gustavo Driau

Jul 30, 2020
2 min

Lutheran Church in Punta Arenas: "common pots" to alleviate hunger

In Chile, the long and complex battle against the coronavirus has ups and downs. As of July 20, more than 9,000 deaths have been...

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"Women Health" project leaders contribute to alleviating hunger in Peru.

Gustavo Driau

Jul 19, 2020
3 min

"Women Health" project leaders contribute to alleviating hunger in Peru.

Life in the "Human Settlement January 31" in Piura, Peru, has always been very difficult due to the lack of sanitation and drainage...

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In Bogotá, a light of hope between migration and COVID-19

Gustavo Driau

Jun 29, 2020
5 min

In Bogotá, a light of hope between migration and COVID-19

Doña Nelly and Angelica are volunteer personal serving at the IELCO Migration Center in Bogota

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Gustavo Driau

Jun 25, 2020
2 min

A sea of little fires, tiny flames

"A man of the Neguá nation, on the coast of Colombia, was able to climb to the high heaven. On his return, he told a story. He said he...

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Water means life. SEPEC-Peru repairing earthquake damaged wells

Gustavo Driau

Jun 25, 2020
3 min

Water means life. SEPEC-Peru repairing earthquake damaged wells

Sugar cane production in Peru has a dimension of exploitation and abuse for centuries, everywhere all around the world. Three communities...

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Waste pickers cooperatives receive support in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Gustavo Driau

Jun 18, 2020
3 min

Waste pickers cooperatives receive support in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazil has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in Latin America: 800,000 infections COVID-19 cases and 43,000 deaths as of June 15. Brazil...

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The pandemic threatens the lives of vulnerable people in Espirito Santo, Brazil

Gustavo Driau

Jun 13, 2020
5 min

The pandemic threatens the lives of vulnerable people in Espirito Santo, Brazil

Espirito Santo is one of the twenty-six states of Brazil. Its capital is Vitória. It was founded in 1535 by Portuguese colonists in what...

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Christ on the Street, in Santiago, Chile

Gustavo Driau

Jun 8, 2020
4 min

Christ on the Street, in Santiago, Chile

Mrs. Elizabeth Grünholz, President of La Trinidad Congregation wrote this relevant and meaningful letter bout “Christ on the Street” The...

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What does it mean to be called "The Good Samaritan Congregation"?

Gustavo Driau

Jun 3, 2020
4 min

What does it mean to be called "The Good Samaritan Congregation"?

The "La Faena" neighborhood, part of the Peñalolen commune, was from its beginnings in the 1950s, a community of self-management,...

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During the pandemic times, the poorest struggle the most to keep their families safe

Gustavo Driau

May 30, 2020
2 min

During the pandemic times, the poorest struggle the most to keep their families safe

The Lutheran Church of Peru (IL-P) moved quickly to adapt their programs to provide food and hygiene kits to the families and...

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The pandemic exposes the vulnerability of Venezuelan migrants and refugees

Gustavo Driau

May 30, 2020
2 min

The pandemic exposes the vulnerability of Venezuelan migrants and refugees

More than five million Venezuelans have fled their country in recent years, driven by a deep political, social, and economic crisis. Of...

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Afro-Brazilian rural communities supported by FLD-CAPA

Gustavo Driau

May 27, 2020
2 min

Afro-Brazilian rural communities supported by FLD-CAPA

The Quilombola communities are descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves who defended their lives, in the 18th and 19th centuries, fleeing to...

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Gustavo Driau

May 26, 2020
1 min

For the Healing of the Nations

The world has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone, everywhere, is impacted by the disease. There are lockdowns and...

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Gustavo Driau

May 25, 2020
2 min

Colombia, red flags means hunger

The COVID-19 pandemic finally reached Latin America. More than half of the cases of COVID-19 around the world were detected in Latin...

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The southernmost Lutheran church in the world responding to the pandemic

Gustavo Driau

May 22, 2020
2 min

The southernmost Lutheran church in the world responding to the pandemic

IELCH started in February 2020, a program to support Haitian and Venezuelan migrants in the city of Osorno. The emergence of the COVID-10...

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Montana Synod launches a campaign to support companion church in Bolivia

Gustavo Driau

May 20, 2020
2 min

Montana Synod launches a campaign to support companion church in Bolivia

The effects of the pandemic hit Bolivia hard. The country is in total quarantine as a preventive measure against the spread and spread of...

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Peace, relief and hope in this time of need, Piura

Gustavo Driau

May 15, 2020
3 min

Peace, relief and hope in this time of need, Piura

The Peruvian Evangelical Lutheran Church, IL-P, has contacted a few years ago the Lutheran mission "Christ The King" in the city of...

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Women Health Program, in the Peruvian Andes

Gustavo Driau

May 11, 2020
2 min

Women Health Program, in the Peruvian Andes

The "Women Integral Health" project for in Cusco, Peru, promotes the health and empowerment of participants through the transformation...

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Working diligently to care for affected communities

Gustavo Driau

May 10, 2020
2 min

Working diligently to care for affected communities

The team of the "Integral Women's Health in Cusco" program, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peru (IL-P) is working on an awareness...

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The church in Colombia, serving migrants in COVID-19 time

Gustavo Driau

May 10, 2020
3 min

The church in Colombia, serving migrants in COVID-19 time

The most important thing is that the virus has not prevented to continue so serve the people who need it most in this community. Ana...

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The Church in Peru, serving in pandemic times

Gustavo Driau

May 10, 2020
2 min

The Church in Peru, serving in pandemic times

Maria Luz Chirinos Trinidad is a member of the Lutheran Church of Peru (IL-P), in The Good Shepherd Congregation, near the International...

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The church in Chile, adapting programs to emergency

Gustavo Driau

May 10, 2020
2 min

The church in Chile, adapting programs to emergency

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile develops an emergency migrant accompaniment and assistance project in the city of Osorno, almost...

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Accompanying in Mission

Acompañando en Misión

ELCA Global Mission

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru,

Venezuela

Representante Regional

Regional Representative

​

IELB

Bolivia

IELCO

Colombia

IELCH

Chile

IECLB

Brazil

IL-P

Peru

IELU

Argentina-Uruguay

IELV

Venezuela

Companion Churches and Organizations

InS

Brazil

FLD

Brazil

EPES

Chile

SEPEC

Perú

Faculdades EST

Brazil

Members of the Lutheran Church of Peru are actively participating in the claims of civil society

Perú coasts: oil spill cause ecological disaster

A country with more justice, more inclusive, and respectful of all human dignities.

IELB-Bolivia- Diakonia serving women and children in Cochabamba.

Peru: a distressing context due pandemic

Argentina in an acute poverty crisis

Rev. Wilma Rommel, elected presiding pastor in IELU Argentina-Uruguay

Ravaged by Covid, Brazil Faces a Hunger Epidemic

Hard poverty in Argentina: Companion church and World Hunger response.

Solidarity from the Companion Church in Brazil IECLB

It is Easter Sunday! Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil

A sense of deep peace and uncontainable joy

Lutheran Diakonia Foundation, Brazil. Good Friday 2021

Lack of progress in the implementation of the Colombia peace process

Katie Kline is now a called and ordained ELCA minister of Word and Service.

See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not work or spin

Conversations on Migrants Ministries

Lutheran School of Theology, Bogotá Colombia

IELB programs promote rights for children and adolescents

Programmatic and staffing changes in Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

LAC - Mission Formation Webinar: Glocal Musicians come together

IELB-Bolivia COVID-19 Hunger Campaign in Tarija

Rev. Adita Torres Lescano+

Oswald de Andrade, Brazil: Geronimo

Hunger alleviation in Cobija, Bolivia. A IELB and Montana Synod shared COVID-19 campaign

"You give them something to eat", Mathew 14:16

IELB and Montana Synod: food security program in Bolivia

Conscious Basket Campaign; FLD-Brazil

Lutheran Church in Punta Arenas: "common pots" to alleviate hunger

"Women Health" project leaders contribute to alleviating hunger in Peru.

In Bogotá, a light of hope between migration and COVID-19

A sea of little fires, tiny flames

Water means life. SEPEC-Peru repairing earthquake damaged wells

Waste pickers cooperatives receive support in Porto Alegre, Brazil

The pandemic threatens the lives of vulnerable people in Espirito Santo, Brazil

Christ on the Street, in Santiago, Chile

What does it mean to be called "The Good Samaritan Congregation"?

During the pandemic times, the poorest struggle the most to keep their families safe

The pandemic exposes the vulnerability of Venezuelan migrants and refugees

Afro-Brazilian rural communities supported by FLD-CAPA

For the Healing of the Nations

Colombia, red flags means hunger

The southernmost Lutheran church in the world responding to the pandemic

Montana Synod launches a campaign to support companion church in Bolivia

Peace, relief and hope in this time of need, Piura

Women Health Program, in the Peruvian Andes

Working diligently to care for affected communities