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    Argentina in an acute poverty crisis
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    "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...
    Conscious Basket Campaign; FLD-Brazil
    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...
    "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...
    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
     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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    Colombia, red flags means hunger
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
     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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