LCMS World Mission Blog

Commitment to Education – PNG Video

This is part of collection of ministry videos from the Lutz’s family serving the Lord in Papua New Guinea. The first part of this video is the helicopter ride from Wapenamanda to Kaiam. The traditional welcome includes hefting the guest onto their shoulders and prancing about. The school at Kaiam is currently being taught by Norman – [...]

India 50th anniversary photos

  The India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) celebrated its 50th anniversary as an independent church body during the Golden Jubilee celebrations held June 18-20 in Nagercoil, India. View photos Support mission projects in India

Gustav Relief – Urgent Need for Volunteers in Baton Rouge

Volunteers are needed as soon as possible or even today to help serve in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hurricane Gustav battered the city of Baton Rouge with heavy winds and rain. The wind brought down trees and left debris all over the city.  Volunteers are needed to serve on Chain Saw and debris removal gangs. Rev. [...]

Spades and wheelbarrows – PNG video

This is part of a collection of ministry videos from the Lutz’s family serving the Lord in Papua New Guinea. On the 420 meter line of the airstrip, the Numbukum creek has cut a nice deep serpentine streambed across what we intend to be the runway.  To resolve this dilemma, we diverted it 155 meters down the [...]

Help in the hurricane relief efforts

In response to the need for volunteers to serve in areas devastated by Hurricane Gustav, LCMS World Mission is working in partnership with Camp Restore in New Orleans, La., and Camp Biloxi in Biloxi, Miss. Volunteers are needed in both areas to help with recovery and rebuilding efforts if in the aftermath of Gustav and [...]