Stories

Examples of how ELCA World Hunger donations make a difference in the United States and around the world

 

When you give to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal, where does your money go? These personal stories represent the work of the ELCA and its key partner organizations, carried out in the United States and countries throughout the world.

Use these stories for bulletins, newsletters, events, and other places to highlight the work of ELCA World Hunger. You can search stories by world region or by category.

Pakistan Mozambique
Pakistan
Photo taken by: CWS-ACT International
 virginia on left
Zeshan is barely four days old and already a refugee. Less than a year ago, his mother and father were homeowners living in a middle-class neighborhood surrounded by lush mountains and streams. [Read more] When Virginia came to Maputo, Mozambique, she was all alone. Virginia was HIV-positive and cuttoff from friends and neighbors at the most difficlult time in her life. [Read more]


U.S. - New Orleans
Elwood		 Dem. Republic of the Congo
Congo sifa
Photo taken by: Paul Jeffrey/ACT International
Almost four years after Hurrican Katrina, Elwood, his daugter, and his grandson wre still living in two FEMA trailers outside of their home in New Orlens. [Read more] Last October, fighting between rebel forces and the Congolese government came too close to home for Sifa Munyaba and her family. [Read more]
MexicoEsperanza BangladeshSalma
Photo taken by: Lutheran World Federation
Esperanza used to sell small goods door-to-door to make a living. [Read more] Eight years ago, Salma and her husband, Ali, didn't have enough money to feed their children and still put a little aside as savings. [Read more] Photo taken by: Lutheran World Federation

Reproducible Stories
This resource is mailed in the semi-annual World Hunger Resource Packet.  These real-life stories are bulletin-sized, black-and-white, and fit perfectly into your Sunday bulletin or newsletter.  Click on the stories above for downloadable formats. 

NOTE:  You can find individual stories (marked <NEW>) throughout the stories pages in the appropriate regions of the world.  Some may also listed in "God's Global Barnyard."

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2008-2009 Reproducible Stories

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Summer 2008 - Water and Justice Reproducible Stories 
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