May 16, 2012 - Father Luke Strand has a parish, Holy Family, in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. A man of some humor, Father Luke has a black Volkswagen Beetle. Read more >>

Behavior Change is the Focus of LHM - Uganda Youth Workshop In early March, LHM—Uganda, known locally as Lutheran Media Ministry, held a peer education skills workshop for secondary students from around Uganda's capital, Kampala. A total of 21 students from Royal College, Kampala Secondary School, and Makerere Secondary School learned to use a Christian perspective in dealing with social dangers such as drug and alcohol abuse, pornography, homosexuality and others. The workshop was presented in partnership with two other organizations, the Straight Talk Foundation and Youth Alive, as part of the Youth 2 Youth program. Workshop leaders presented a broad view of the realities of social concerns in young people's lives—and encouraged participants to embrace personal change and work as "agents of change" in their own schools. The leaders also helped the students develop skills in effective communication and challenged them to reach out to peers who are struggling with risky behaviors. Read more of this story >>