LCMS World Mission Blog

“Greetings from the mission field of the United States. After arriving earlier this month, one of the joys we have had is visiting various churches for the first time. To facilitate orientation for new LCMS World Mission missionaries, Matt traveled to St Paul, Minn., and was given the chance to share at Bethel Lutheran Church [...]

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Michigan Lutherans ran or walked the 500 miles from Hell to Paradise last summer in an effort to share the Gospel. The 2007 relay began in the little Southern Michigan town called Hell and ended in the Upper Peninsula village of Paradise.

 
The torch run will make its way into Grand Haven on Tuesday, June [...]

Forty-six missionaries are currently attending LCMS World Mission’s annual orientation at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn. These missionaries will work in 17 different countries around the world, such as Panama, Thailand, India, Uganda, and the Czech Republic. Lift up these missionaries in prayer as they prepare to serve the Lord in other countries. Learn more about the places where [...]

Update from Jon Heisterkamp, regional business manager for Central America and the Carribean. Read update

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We give thanks to the Lord that on June 11 at their annual meeting, Jesus is Lord Mission (JILM) Society ratified a budget of $226,800 in support of LCMS World Mission projects in 10 countries for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
JILM is a Mission Society supporting the World Mission of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod with such [...]

Dr. Robert Kolb, well known Luther scholar, was the speaker for several well attended activities in Taiwan this June, including this two day conference at China Lutheran Seminary. Dr. Kolb is pictured with his translator, Mei-fen Ku.
Also, 47 students graduated at China Lutheran Seminary on June 14, about 500 people attended, and Dr. Robert Kolb [...]

Short-Term Team in Macau - March 2008.
Mike Muhlhauser hams it up with the kids - View more photos from the Macau Team.

The Michigan District 2008 Ablaze! Coast to Coast Torch Relay is a nine-day relay that began on the shores of the Detroit River on Thursday, June 12, and ends at Lake Michigan on June 20. A total of 70 runners, each running five mile legs, are running approximately 350 miles across the State of [...]

Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Portage, Ind., of the Gary metro area, is participating in the new Mission Revitalization Process of the LCMS. The congregation, which has about 40 people in weekly worship, is pursuing new ways to intentionally reach out to their community in love. Rev. Tim Engel shares of one such recent opportunity, [...]

 
Rev. Matt Heise with the Sukkoen sister and their little dog - Russia

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