LCMS World Mission Blog

Easter video story created by second-grade 6B2 students at Hong Kong International School (HKIS) in March 2008. Their teacher, missionary Cyndi Sawyer, entered her rest in Jesus on March 7, 2008, just the day after the presentation was finished. View the video

 Is this van overloaded? Photo by Chuck and Jeanette Groth - Cambodia

 ”By God’s grace, we have come to the end of our first session of classes at the Lutheran Hispanic Missionary Institute in El Paso, Texas! At this milestone, I wanted to take a moment to bring you up to date and to ask you to join us in praising God for His blessings.

“There is a Russian proverb that literally translates, ‘Every vegetable has its own time.’ Coming from a people with a long agrarian history, this proverb’s meaning focuses on the fact that many things will only ripen and blossom in due time. There are some plants that sprout and grow quickly, while others require patience and [...]

“The English teachers’ conference in Vietnam was a one-day event designed to provide prospective English teachers with ideas and strategies for the classroom. All of the participants were Vietnamese, and most attended the college where LCMS volunteer James Rush teaches. Some of the attendees were already teachers in local schools. In total, more than 100 [...]

“Luther Theological University’s (LTU) English-as-a-Foreign-Language camp Jan. 7-25 was a success! Rev. Mark and Lynelle Hansen and Jeremiah Dost were recruited by LCMS World Mission as short-term missionaries, serving for three weeks in this first-of-its-kind program at LTU.

“It’s 2008, and big changes have begun to take shape for the church in Guinea. They began as soon as we got back from the United States. The big event on our return was the ordination of our first Guinean pastor, Julien Kotembedouno.

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The Wittenberg Project is a bold, new venture to share the Good News of Jesus and plant a Lutheran congregation in Wittenberg, Germany. Only about 13 percent of the 50,000-some population claims to be Christian. LCMS World Mission, LCMS World Relief and Human Care,

 Photo by Missionary Matt Wasmund - Taiwan  Offerings to false gods, worshipping mortal things, committing oneself to created materials instead of the Creator: all are examples of disobedience of the First and Second Commandments to have no other gods before the one true God and to worship only Him.