John Rivera is the Media Relations Manager for Lutheran World Relief, an international humanitarian organization that works with Lutherans and partners around the world to end poverty, injustice and human suffering. He previously served as director of university communications for Notre Dame of Maryland University and as communications director at Catholic Relief Services. He worked for 14 years as a writer and editor for The Baltimore Sun, where he served as a suburban bureau chief, a rewrite man and covered the religion beat, specializing in explanatory stories on religious communities and theological trends.
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How Cocoa is Part of Preserving Newly-Won Peace in Colombia
Ibeth Villafaña, left, catches raindrops with a cousin after a rainstorm under an eave near her home in Colombia. Photo by Sara A. Fajardo for Lutheran World Relief.
If an agreement is reached between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the current generation of Colombian youth will have a chance to see something they’ve never fully experienced before – peace.
From Refugee Camp to Rio: Five Olympic Athletes Inspire Hope and Resilience
As the world fixes its attention on the Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, the residents of the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya will have a special rooting interest.