At the Fair Trade sales table this Sunday from 9:15-10:45 am, consider purchasing some olive oil to drizzle on or cook up all your summer vegetables. Since last fall, we have been stocking olive…
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The school supplies are out and sales have started. The problem is teachers count on children having the needed supplies and, in some countries, you can’t even go to school unless you have…
This year’s Gifts of Hope market has a special emphasis on Africa, specifically in Tanzania, where the Nebraska Synod ELCA works with a sister congregation. In February and March of 2017, First Lutheran…
The Gifts of Hope Market display from Lincoln Lutheran Family Services Refugee Support will feature shoulder bags and other wearable art created on back strap looms by members of Lincoln’s Karen community. Traditional…
Nursing is a great professional career for both men and women and is a vocation that epitomizes the Christian virtue of caring. In all of Africa, there is a severe shortage of health…
For the very poor of Tanzania, poverty leads to bad health and bad health leads to poverty…a vicious downward spiral. This is particularly true of those with HIV-AIDS. Some of the poorest people…
At the Gifts of Hope Alternative Market, look for fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate and olive oil. Not only are these delicious gifts, they do a lot of good. Purchasing fair trade products…
What does the gift of a tree mean? Trees absorb carbon pollution, reduce erosion, provide habitat for wildlife, create shade and cooler temperatures for humans, emit oxygen used by both wildlife and humans…
As members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we believe God is calling us into the world – together. And with generous, loving hands, we can make a difference. At the…
Are you seeking a faith community of people who don’t just talk discipleship, but truly practice it? First Lutheran will equip you through worship, learning and serving to continuously grow in your discipleship…
