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![27 November 2023, Gunungsitoli (Nias), Indonesia: Two men fish from a small boat off the shore of Nias island. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dVWmwByAYAc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000dVWmwByAYAc.jpg)
![27 November 2023, Gunungsitoli (Nias), Indonesia: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt joins a round of traditional dancing as she bids farewell to the students and faculty members after giving a public lecture at the theological seminary of STT Sundarmann, in Gunungsitoli, Nias island. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Gm_l1dEMsG8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Gm_l1dEMsG8.jpg)
![26 November 2023, Medan, Indonesia: A group of students from the island of Nias dressed to perform a traditional war dance as part of an event at Nommensen University of the Protestant Christian Batak Church (HKBP) in Medan. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000HzyOsH_0z34/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000HzyOsH_0z34.jpg)
![25 November 2023, Siantar, Indonesia: Hair-dresser's training is underway during a visit by Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt to the Rumah Kreatif ('Creative House'), a project by the Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia (GKPI) and supported by the Lutheran World Federation through which particularly young people suffering unemployment receive skills training to help them set up their own businesses and thereby make a living. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000cJn_c91NjZI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000cJn_c91NjZI.jpg)
![24 November 2023, Balige, Indonesia: A group of Biblevrouws (women evangelists) in training sing as they welcome LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt at HKBP – Protestant Christian Batak Church – in Balige. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00003.gXGUqs0dw/fill=/fit=250x250/I00003.gXGUqs0dw.jpg)
![23 November 2023, Sipoholon, Indonesia: A group of children play football at a stadium of the Protestant Christian Batak Church (HKBP) as part of the Seminarium Sipoholon, an education centre owned by HKBP, for training of pastors as well as recreational activities for young children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000IF4O7ImSyms/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000IF4O7ImSyms.jpg)
![23 November 2023, Sipoholon, Indonesia: A group of children play football at a stadium of the Protestant Christian Batak Church (HKBP) as part of the Seminarium Sipoholon, an education centre owned by HKBP, for training of pastors as well as recreational activities for young children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.dgsucg_OC8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000.dgsucg_OC8.jpg)
![26 October 2023, El Guante, Cedros, Honduras: A woman holds a young boy in her arms as a group of young migrants supported by the Lutheran World Federation's regional World Service program for Central America gather at a community centre in Cedros, Honduras. The LWF World Service program in Central America supports Honduran returned migrants aged 18-30 in finding their way into the society they had once decided to leave behind in search of better life opportunities. The LWF facilitates vocational training as well as providing seed capital to young returned migrants so they can start small-smale businesses to provide for themselves. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rA.9Y_g13XA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rA.9Y_g13XA.jpg)
![26 October 2023, El Guante, Cedros, Honduras: Alexandra Ochoa from Guaimaca, one of a group of youth receiving support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program, displays articles of clothing she intends to sell as part of her small-scale business. The LWF facilitates vocational training as well as providing 'seed capital' offered to young returned migrants as part of a program offering them support in starting small-smale businesses to help them provide for themselves. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00008Qb68vjdYQ8/fill=/fit=250x250/I00008Qb68vjdYQ8.jpg)
![25 October 2023, Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Cross pictured by the altar of the Resurrection Church of the Christian Lutheran Church in Honduras. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000BNDZhy8nRkM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000BNDZhy8nRkM.jpg)
![19 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Outgoing LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa pictured giving a blessing as newly elected LWF council members are installed during closing worship celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lBBWew0_hKY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000lBBWew0_hKY.jpg)
![19 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Outgoing LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa pictured as closing worship is celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009ptTEqrbzFc/fill=/fit=250x250/I00009ptTEqrbzFc.jpg)
![19 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Holy communion is distributed as closing worship is celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Pko_P.mkkck/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Pko_P.mkkck.jpg)
![19 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Closing worship is celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000twg5DLALpPw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000twg5DLALpPw.jpg)
![18 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Youth lead a climate march through the venue during the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rB0.FgGH2yQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rB0.FgGH2yQ.jpg)
![17 September 2023, Katowice, Poland: Church of Sweden Archbishop Martin Modéus pictured in connection with his participation in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000kL0owQnHXSs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000kL0owQnHXSs.jpg)
![17 September 2023, Katowice, Poland: Church of Sweden Archbishop Martin Modéus pictured in connection with his participation in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZxIfqMA585c/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZxIfqMA585c.jpg)
![15 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: View of the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000055Zfvf63JsQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I000055Zfvf63JsQ.jpg)
![15 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Bunk beds seen through a pair of windows at the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QOPHaxi_rGQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000QOPHaxi_rGQ.jpg)
![15 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Participants visit the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of the programme of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00007BPoWXey7ro/fill=/fit=250x250/I00007BPoWXey7ro.jpg)
![15 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Participants visit the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of the programme of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000CgftZefR8RY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000CgftZefR8RY.jpg)
![15 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Participants scatter dried and crushed flowers onto beds of sand before gathering to sing the traditional Christian prayer of lament: 'Kyrie Eleison', as they visit the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of the programme of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000gU0iEYFPxkE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000gU0iEYFPxkE.jpg)
![15 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Participants visit the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of the programme of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. Pictured here: LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa (right) and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt (centre). [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ujVwpWOV8Nk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ujVwpWOV8Nk.jpg)
![13 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Polish group Śląsk pictured performing on stage as a welcome reception takes place at the Old Tram Depot in the Jewish Quarter of Kraków for the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ta40xcSAm10/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ta40xcSAm10.jpg)
![13 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Choir members from around the world sing as opening worship is celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000C7v3e2bDAWI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000C7v3e2bDAWI.jpg)
![13 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Jolanta Palowska of the Evangelical Church Of The Augsburg Confession In Poland presents a basket of traditional loaves of bread and salt – a symbol of hospitality from the hosting church – as opening worship is celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000090776IhQ.PM/fill=/fit=250x250/I000090776IhQ.PM.jpg)
![13 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Opening worship is celebrated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZCy7J_xPdW0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZCy7J_xPdW0.jpg)
![13 September 2023, Krakow, Poland: Polish group Śląsk pictured performing on stage as a welcome reception takes place at the Old Tram Depot in the Jewish Quarter of Kraków for the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ohJUGmbbKyY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ohJUGmbbKyY.jpg)
![9 September 2023, Wroclaw, Poland: Women from around the globe observe evening as they gather in Wroclaw for a women's pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00000V_HQu5.oMo/fill=/fit=250x250/I00000V_HQu5.oMo.jpg)
![8 September 2023, Wroclaw, Poland: Rev. Katarzyna Kowalska of the the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland pictured at the altar during an opening worship service celebrated in the Lutheran Parish of the Divine Providence of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, as women from around the globe gather in Wroclaw for a women's pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000cqm5IplKz.Y/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000cqm5IplKz.Y.jpg)
![8 September 2023, Wroclaw, Poland: Procession enters during an opening worship service celebrated in the Lutheran Parish of the Divine Providence of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, as women from around the globe gather in Wroclaw for a women's pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000PsdAtP3Z0UQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000PsdAtP3Z0UQ.jpg)
![8 September 2023, Wroclaw, Poland: Lutheran World Federation staff Rev. Marcia Blasi pictured during an opening worship service celebrated in the Lutheran Parish of the Divine Providence of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, as women from around the globe gather in Wroclaw for a women's pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000j.TidMAyWm4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000j.TidMAyWm4.jpg)
![8 September 2023, Wroclaw, Poland: Lutheran World Federation staff Rev. Marcia Blasi pictured during an opening worship service celebrated in the Lutheran Parish of the Divine Providence of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, as women from around the globe gather in Wroclaw for a women's pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000j5TbSVU3y14/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000j5TbSVU3y14.jpg)
![17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: A child peaks through the fence between two sections of the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. The centre currenclty hosts some 14,000 refugees. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000aoEkA2eGMXI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000aoEkA2eGMXI.jpg)
![17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: A group of women walk through the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. The centre currenclty hosts some 14,000 refugees. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Oa4hLVXjizU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Oa4hLVXjizU.jpg)
![17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Two boys enjoy a meal at the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. The centre currenclty hosts some 14,000 refugees. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00008fm_xdvDwmQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I00008fm_xdvDwmQ.jpg)
![17 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Delphin Matabaro (left), a refugee from DRC, and Fiilda Aparo Ochira (right), from Uganda, review pampers and sanitary pads they've made at the Jitegemee Business Centre in the Kakuma refugee camp, where the Lutheran World Federation offers space for refugees to work in a cooperative format to produce items such as tote bags, pampers and sanitary pads, thereby making an income to support themselves and become self-reliant – which is also the meaning of the word Jitegemee in Swahili. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000M9oyqwrh_dM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000M9oyqwrh_dM.jpg)
![17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Some of the circa 14,000 refugees currently accommodated there wait for the distribution of CRIs – core relief items, including blankets, soap, sanitary products, and buckets for water – at the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LilQaPriza4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000LilQaPriza4.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: The game is afoot and an attempt made on goal, as players from KK Stars (purple) – a team made up of the top talents from Kakuma refugee camp and the nearby Kalobeyei settlement, which is represented in the national level league system of the National Football Federation of Kenya – take on players from Bright Starlet (blue), a team from the Kakuma Premier League, for a friendly game in preparation for an upcoming tournament. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rceh3ed_154/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rceh3ed_154.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: The game is afoot, as players from KK Stars (purple) – a team made up of the top talents from Kakuma refugee camp and the nearby Kalobeyei settlement, which is represented in the national level league system of the National Football Federation of Kenya – take on players from Bright Starlet (blue), a team from the Kakuma Premier League, for a friendly game in preparation for an upcoming tournament. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000xwrnsZNBxxo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000xwrnsZNBxxo.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Refugees pictured lining up for food inside the reception centre of section 3 of Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC and Burundi, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than 3 months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000IdE6e6eTQtI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000IdE6e6eTQtI.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: A woman cooks a meal inside the reception centre of section 3 of Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC and Burundi, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than 3 months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lKz4.lWyWnE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000lKz4.lWyWnE.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Refugees pictured inside the reception centre of section 3 of Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC and Burundi, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than 3 months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000edYkhq8HLo0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000edYkhq8HLo0.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Deaf student Clementine attends fourth-grade class at Shabele Primary school. The school is run by the LWF, and applying a concept of inclusive education deaf students and non-hearing-impaired students go to class together. As not all refugees in Kakuma have had access to education in their childhood, some students in Kakuma go to primary school as adults. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000_HFabwgR4UM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000_HFabwgR4UM.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: 'Leave no one behind' reads the back of a vest worn by LWF staff Longok Joseph in conversation with head teacher Atieno Fellian Dorcas at Shabele Primary School. Run by the Lutheran World Federation, Shabele Primary School provides education for close to more than 3,000 students of different ages. In Kakuma, as not all refugees have had access to education during their childhood, some now undertake primary school education as adults. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LOh7PlgNvFw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000LOh7PlgNvFw.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: LWF staff prepare food inside the reception centre of section 3 of Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC and Burundi, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than 3 months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004ok_vC38mIg/fill=/fit=250x250/I00004ok_vC38mIg.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: A group of deaf fourth-grade students attend class at Shabele Primary School. Run by the Lutheran World Federation, Shabele Primary School in Kakuma refugee camp provides education for close to more than 3,000 students of different ages. In Kakuma, as not all refugees have had access to education during their childhood, some now undertake primary school education as adults. The school applies a concept of inclusive education, welcoming hearing-impaired children into regular classes as a way of breaking stigma around disabilities. As not all refugees at Kakuma refugee camp have had access to education during their childhood, some now undertake primary school education as adults. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000W8RbsCxI4fo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000W8RbsCxI4fo.jpg)
![16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: 13-year-old Nyalua, a South Sudanese refugee residing in Kakuma, helps wipe the blackboard after recess at Peace Primary school in Kakuma, as she and her fellow fourth-grade students return to class. Run by the Lutheran World Federation, Peace Primary School provides education for close to 4,000 students aged 6-60 across grades 1-8. The school currently supports two parallel curricula, and as not all refugees at Kakuma refugee camp have had access to education during their childhood, some now undertake primary school education as adults. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000VOO9BvNUC7k/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000VOO9BvNUC7k.jpg)
![15 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Boys play football as the sun sets over a field in the Kakuma 1 area of the refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rEMx3d44fFo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rEMx3d44fFo.jpg)
![15 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Community elder Lokarach Lomongin – a Turkana woman from the area of Nakoyo – pictured at her home adfter a day's work at an LWF-supported farm where the community is learning how to grow diverse crops in order to better sustain themselves as a changing climate and extended dry seasons has made their traditional livelihoods of keeping livestock increasingly difficult. The Turkana – a traditionally pastoralist community – is native to the area, and forms the host community for the hundreds of thousands of refugees living in the nearby Kakuma refugee camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000iLYPGbJhp10/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000iLYPGbJhp10.jpg)
![15 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Denis Mitei – a sports teacher from a community-based organization in the Kakuma refugee camp – holds a 'base 5 ball' in his hands, as an example of the sports for which training is offered to refugees in the camp. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000i6ESK34mWnk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000i6ESK34mWnk.jpg)
![14 May 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: Peace Kaaya and a group of other congregants dance as Sunday service is celebrated in the Eastleigh congregation of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Eastleigh congregation, of Mathare Lutheran Parish, Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC), is home to some 1200 congregants, including some 300-400 children. Located in the Nairobi Central District, the church at Eastleigh has become a second home to congregants from other countries who live in Nairobi and now join KELC in prayer on Sundays, the majority of them from Tanzania, but some also from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. An estimated 300 people join Sunday worship each week at Eastleigh. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000kiPutMn_L8k/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000kiPutMn_L8k.jpg)
![12 May 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: Church leaders from southern Africa pose for a photo as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation’s 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00001P2zlrqHq7o/fill=/fit=250x250/I00001P2zlrqHq7o.jpg)
![9 May 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: Youth participant Leonard Haruna of the Lutheran Church Of Christ In Nigeria attends as opening worship is celebrated as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation’s 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000RcYznAurQdA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000RcYznAurQdA.jpg)
![9 May 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: Congregants sing as opening worship is celebrated as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the Lutheran World Federation’s 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000huIQSmMX9z0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000huIQSmMX9z0.jpg)
![23 March 2023, Oxford, England, United Kingdom: Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine pictured, as representatives of Lutheran World Federation member churches from across Europe gather at Mansfield College in the English city of Oxford, United Kingdom, for a regional Europe Pre-Assembly to the LWF 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000bE6PXRaANx4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000bE6PXRaANx4.jpg)
![21 March 2023, Oxford, England, United Kingdom: Paulina Hlawiczka of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain leads as opening worship is celebrated by representatives of Lutheran churches across Europe gathered in the chapel of Mansfield College in Oxford, on the first day of a regional pre-assembly meeting to the Lutheran World Federation 13th Assembly. On 21-24 March, representatives of Lutheran World Federation member churches from across Europe gather at Mansfield College in the English city of Oxford, United Kingdom, for a regional Europe Pre-Assembly to the LWF 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000mD_BPGlXZQs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000mD_BPGlXZQs.jpg)
![7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Tetiana Fisunova from Kyiv, who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country together with her daughter 14-year-old Mary, pictured at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000e3ZJebMSYOI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000e3ZJebMSYOI.jpg)
![7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dUVbOfvDCPM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000dUVbOfvDCPM.jpg)
![7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Ukrainian refugee girl Sola pictured fiddling with a piece of yarn at her school in Gliwice. Having fled Ukraine with her family following the Russian invasion of the country in the spring of 2022, Sola alongside her sisters Yana (5) and Vlada (15) go to the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Jlr5X0PAMuc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Jlr5X0PAMuc.jpg)
![7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Ukrainian refugee girl Sola pictured at her school in Gliwice. Having fled Ukraine with her family following the Russian invasion of the country in the spring of 2022, Sola alongside her sisters Yana (5) and Vlada (15) go to the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000FNGExJRXdEg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000FNGExJRXdEg.jpg)
![7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys recess with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000SWPW_5y5tWs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000SWPW_5y5tWs.jpg)
![6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: A group of Ukrainian refugee women participate in an art relaxation workshop at the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała, led by psychologist Iryna Karpenko (centre) – herself a Ukrainian refugee, employed by the LWF at the centre. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000z_XxdsXxazQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000z_XxdsXxazQ.jpg)
![6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Instructor Zoreslava Wiencek – a Ukrainian migrant to Poland – demonstrates manicure techniques to a group of Ukrainian refugee women during a training session offered at the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. One of the refugees, Violeta Yershova from Zaporizhzhia offers up her hand as the object the demonstration. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ddpA4LAIGl4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ddpA4LAIGl4.jpg)
![6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Instructor Zoreslava Wiencek – a Ukrainian migrant to Poland – demonstrates manicure techniques to a group of Ukrainian refugee women during a training session offered at the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. One of the refugees, Violeta Yershova from Zaporizhzhia offers up her hand as the object the demonstration. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rHQiHXywokA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rHQiHXywokA.jpg)
![6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland project coordinator Andrzey Stefanski (left) pictured in dialogue with Monika Buczek (centre) and Cornelia Kästner (right) following a visit to the rehabilitation centre of the Foundations for Generations in Bielsko-biała. Supported by the Lutheran World Federation through its member church the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the rehabilitation centre of the Foundations for Generations in Bielsko-biała offers physiotherapy sessions free of charge to Ukrainian refugees. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ui7bSoXoNl4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ui7bSoXoNl4.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 10-year-old Artem from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, flicks through his copy of 'My first Bible' in his home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000nIWho9qmgWg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000nIWho9qmgWg.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 8-year-old refugee Yaroslav from Mariupol, Ukraine, looks at his computer in his home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. Yaroslav lives with his mother Iryna Volkova and his 13-year-old sister Yana. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000UdtTUWtGjo0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000UdtTUWtGjo0.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 5-year-old refugee boy Yehor from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, peeks out the door of the playing room at his home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. Yehor lives with his mother 39-year-old Natalia Bilan, grandmother 72-year-old Gritsovets Valentina, and his brother 16-year-old Lisevsky Andrey Egor Bilan. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000AZZ2rPlBIEM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000AZZ2rPlBIEM.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: People sit in the pews, hymn books in hand, as Sunday service is celebrated at the chapel of the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, in the House of Betania. The House of Betania is not only used for Sunday worship, but has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Sk0UaBSZj_0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Sk0UaBSZj_0.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: His mother Nataliia Bakumenko looking on, 10-year-old Artem from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, flicks through his copy of 'My first Bible' in his home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZkHWcqB.S4I/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZkHWcqB.S4I.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Motylenko Halina from Kyiv prepares a meal in the kitchen of her home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dDpctvd74WM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000dDpctvd74WM.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Led by Bishop’s assistant Adam Bujok, Sunday service is celebrated at the chapel of the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, in the House of Betania. The House of Betania is not only used for Sunday worship, but has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000XSk3fqkTjd4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000XSk3fqkTjd4.jpg)
![4 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee women converse at the Blue Cross Foundation in Bielsko-biała, Poland. The Blue Cross Foundation implements a project that includes both psychosocial support sessions for women, and art therapy sessions for children, on behalf of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, through funding from the Lutheran World Federation. Pictured from left to right: Yuliia Plishko from Kyiv, Ukraine; Svitlana Mrymorenko from Orikhiv (Zaporizhzhia), Ukraine; 'Elena' (full name omitted on request) from Ukraine. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000NPpZ7dtx2Ls/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000NPpZ7dtx2Ls.jpg)
![4 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 7-year-old Marianna, a refugee girl from Ukraine participates in an art therapy session for refugees at the Blue Cross Foundation in Bielsko-biała, Poland. The Blue Cross Foundation implements a project that includes both psychosocial support sessions for women, and art therapy sessions for children, on behalf of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, through funding from the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000hC0rQFX9qmk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000hC0rQFX9qmk.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Polish class is underway in a classroom at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish. Following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, the parish offers Polish classes in order to help the refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. Pictured from left to right: 57-year-old Olena Koval from Kyiv, who fled Ukraine with her sister in March 2022; Iryna Shroo from Kyiv, a fire brigade telephone operator who fled Ukraine with her 16-year-old son in 2022; Child psychologist Svitlana Kabanova from Kyiv, who fled Ukraine in March 2022 together with her daughter; Alona Habeliuk, who fled Ukraine after living through months of Russian occupation in 2022. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000tU6A29Gua7k/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000tU6A29Gua7k.jpg)
![5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: View of graveyard by the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Barbara. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000U5fiRPUXc6g/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000U5fiRPUXc6g.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Polish class is underway in a classroom at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish. Following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, the parish offers Polish classes in order to help the refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000MR.TBm3uwXE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000MR.TBm3uwXE.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Polish class is underway in a classroom at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish, under the leadership of Polish teacher Halina Bobryk. Following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, the parish offers Polish classes in order to help the refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000nuGgTwS3amY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000nuGgTwS3amY.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Child psychologist Svitlana Kabanova from Kyiv, who fled Ukraine in March 2022 together with her daughter, is one of many Ukrainian refugees receiving support from the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish. Among other activities – following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022 – the parish offers Polish classes in order to help refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000nuIvDP22Qag/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000nuIvDP22Qag.jpg)
![1 March 2023, Kraków, Poland: The Wawel Royal Castle, pictured as part of an aerial view of the city of Kraków, Poland. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000GxvnAKO1NVI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000GxvnAKO1NVI.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Olena Bohgdashyna from Kharkiv, Ukraine, is one of many Ukrainian refugees receiving support from the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish. Among other activities – following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022 – the parish offers Polish classes in order to help refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00000Lwro18nwAM/fill=/fit=250x250/I00000Lwro18nwAM.jpg)
![28 February 2023, Kraków, Poland: People walk along the streets at night in the Kraków Old City. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000NE5ZBSWLo9Q/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000NE5ZBSWLo9Q.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Evening view of the church building of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom parish. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000PMb36sQcpB4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000PMb36sQcpB4.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: 18-year-old Dmytro Zuiev from Pryluky, Ukraine, writes on the whiteboard as Polish class is underway in a classroom at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish, under the leadership of Polish teacher Halina Bobryk. Following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, the parish offers Polish classes in order to help the refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000H1VBrj5E2pc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000H1VBrj5E2pc.jpg)
![3 March 2023, Radom, Poland: Polish class is underway in a classroom at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Radom Parish, under the leadership of Polish teacher Halina Bobryk. Following the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, the parish offers Polish classes in order to help the refugees integrate and find new opportunities in Polish society. The classes are supported by the Lutheran World Federation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000C8GMD2duTXg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000C8GMD2duTXg.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Beit Jala, Palestine: Sunday service is celebrated at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land in Beit Jala. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000TJGmF1t28xM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000TJGmF1t28xM.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Beit Jala, Palestine: Sunday service is celebrated at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land in Beit Jala, attended by Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000DCWvchV2JoQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000DCWvchV2JoQ.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Beit Jala, Palestine: Sunday service is celebrated at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land in Beit Jala. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.w6NDOcZz4w/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000.w6NDOcZz4w.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: Lutheran World Federation vice-president for the Nordic Countries Archbishop emerita Antje Jackelén of the Church of Sweden congratulates Sally Azar during a reception held at the conclusion of the latter's ordination service. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000pT.uqXiuHGU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000pT.uqXiuHGU.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: Church leaders from Finland congratulate Sally Azar during a reception held at the conclusion of the latter's ordination service. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000gWR4zd96Q0c/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000gWR4zd96Q0c.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: Church leaders from around the world place their hands on the head of Sally Azar as she is ordained pastor as the first Palestinian woman ordained for service in Palestine. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000xrKphzoGD1k/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000xrKphzoGD1k.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: Presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Elizabeth Eaton shares a blessing during the ordination service for Sally Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Held at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, the service sees the ordination of Sally Azar as the first Palestinian woman to become ordained for service in Palestine. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000iLx5bUwk.ho/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000iLx5bUwk.ho.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000apltinHUAc4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000apltinHUAc4.jpg)
![21 January 2023, Ramallah, Palestine: A group of female students interact as they approach the entrance to the Lutheran World Federation’s Vocational Training Centre in Ramallah. The centre currently hosts 141 students across eight different training programmes, covering carpentry, auto-mechanics, graphic design and printing, interior decoration, aluminum work, vocational secretary, telecommunications, and green energy (solar panel installation). This school year, 85 of the students are female. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000xjrJ_Hzmyxg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000xjrJ_Hzmyxg.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: Rev. Sally Azar, ordained minutes earlier as pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, sheds a tear as she preaches accompanied by Bishop Sani Ibrahim "Barhoum" Azar. On Sunday 22 January, hundreds of people, including international guests from around the world, gathered at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Jerusalem Old City to celebrate the ordination of Sally Azar, as the first Palestinian woman to become ordained for service in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000DOlp2tMW9Ao/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000DOlp2tMW9Ao.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: Bishop Sani Ibrahim "Barhoum" Azar picks up his bishop's staff during the ordination service for Sally Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Held at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, the service sees the ordination of Sally Azar as the first Palestinian woman to become ordained for service in Palestine. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000qaUVRJDM3Cc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000qaUVRJDM3Cc.jpg)
![21 January 2023, Ramallah, Palestine: A carpentry student observes his work at the Lutheran World Federation’s Vocational Training Centre in Ramallah. The centre currently hosts 141 students across eight different training programmes, covering carpentry, auto-mechanics, graphic design and printing, interior decoration, aluminum work, vocational secretary, telecommunications, and green energy (solar panel installation). This school year, 85 of the students are female. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ywg_k.fo264/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ywg_k.fo264.jpg)
![21 January 2023, Ramallah, Palestine: 19-year-old Reham Rajh from Ramallah studies telecommunications at the Lutheran World Federation’s Vocational Training Centre in Ramallah. The centre currently hosts 141 students across eight different training programmes, covering carpentry, auto-mechanics, graphic design and printing, interior decoration, aluminum work, vocational secretary, telecommunications, and green energy (solar panel installation). This school year, 85 of the students are female. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dZFfsyyjF6s/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000dZFfsyyjF6s.jpg)
![22 January 2023, Jerusalem, Palestine: A group of scouts play music as the procession begins for the ordination service for Sally Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Held at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, the service sees the ordination of Sally Azar as the first Palestinian woman to become ordained for service in Palestine. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to ’LWF/Albin Hillert’ upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000KzFwWKXoH6Y/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000KzFwWKXoH6Y.jpg)